Closed System
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Closed System
Why isn't a car considered a closed system? Everything happens within the actual vehicle, is it because it releases exhaust?
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Re: Closed System
Yes. The car releases exhaust, so gasoline is leaving the system. Therefore, it is open
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Hello,
Could I ask whether anyone could give an example of a closed system? Thank you!
Could I ask whether anyone could give an example of a closed system? Thank you!
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Re: Closed System
A closed system by definition goes cannot exchange matter with its surroundings. If the car is the system and the environment is the surrounding, then a car cannot be a closed system because it released exhaust (which is matter) into the environment.
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DHavo_1E wrote:Hello,
Could I ask whether anyone could give an example of a closed system? Thank you!
Hi, an example of a closed system is a closed beaker. matter can't enter or leave the system, but the beaker isn't insulated to heat can still be exchanged. Hope this helps!
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Re: Closed System
Just to add on, other examples of closed systems that can be found in the textbook (4A.1) are:
1) A coolant in a refrigerator coil
2) Mercury in a thermometer
1) A coolant in a refrigerator coil
2) Mercury in a thermometer
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Karina Kong 2H wrote:An example of a closed system is a pot with a lid on top of a stove.
to elaborate further, an example of an open system is an open pot with boiling water. The system becomes closed when you put a lid over the top of the boiling water.
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