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isolated system
Is there a way to change the energy of an isolated system, such as how you can for an open or closed system?
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Re: isolated system
no, the definition of an isolated system is that you cannot change the energy or temperature
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Hello, an isolated system is unable to change energy, unlike open and closed systems. This is due to the inability of isolated systems to release heat into the surroundings, so its energy and temperature remain constant. In addition, closed systems are however unable to exchange matter, while open systems can.
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You can not change the energy of an isolated system. The purpose of an isolated system is to not allow heat to enter or escape the system. Because of this, the energy within the isolated system would not change.
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No, you cannot change the energy of an isolated system. By definition, nothing in an isolated system exchanges with surroundings. However, in an open and closed system, energy can change with surroundings.
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You cannot change the energy of the system. Certain components within it can change energy by exchanging energy with other components, but overall energy does not change.
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There is no way of changing the energy in an isolated system. You can't add energy or matter to the system.
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Hi, in an isolated system there is no way of changing the energy. Hope this helps.
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I think isolated system is different from open/closed system in that you can't change the energy.
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I don't think you can change the energy of an isolated system due to what an isolated system is.
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Hi,
I think the forms that energy presents itself in within an isolated system can change (like energy in bonds becoming heat), but no total energy can be added or lost in the system.
I think the forms that energy presents itself in within an isolated system can change (like energy in bonds becoming heat), but no total energy can be added or lost in the system.
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Re: isolated system
Hi! You cannot change the energy of an isolated system. This characteristic is what sets it apart from a closed system.
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As others have said, you cannot change the energy in an isolated system and that is related to the first law of thermodynamics (internal energy of an isolated system is constant).
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No, you cannot change the energy of an isolated system, as you cannot add heat or matter to it.
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The energy for an isolated system does not change because there is no matter or energy entering or leaving the system.
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From my understanding, the energy in an isolated system can't be changed. This is a differing characteristic from the open/closed system.
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Re: isolated system
An isolated system is where you can't exchange matter or energy, so energy such as heat cannot be exchanged. An example would be a very well insulated beaker, since no matter can be exchanged and the insulation prevents energy exchange. In a closed system, you can exchange energy, but not matter. An example of this would be a closed beaker that is not insulated, so you could heat it and the energy would be exchanged, but no matter escapes. In an open system, you can exchange both matter and energy, such as an open beaker.
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Energy for an isolated system is always conserved. It may change forms, but the total amount of energy in an isolated system is constant. Energy can, however, be converted from one form to another form. Work is the conversion of one form of energy into another.
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In an isolated system, matter or energy does not cross the system boundary. Since work transfer and heat transfer both are energy transfer, in an isolated system there is no work or heat transfer that takes place. Energy for an isolated system is always conserved. It may change forms, but the total amount of energy in an isolated system is constant. Energy can, however, be converted from one form to another form. Work is the conversion of one form of energy into another. In an isolated system, interaction between the system and the surroundings is absent. Therefore mass and the energy of the isolated system is constant. Therefore the energy of an isolated system is always constant.
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Re: isolated system
No, for a system to be truly isolated would signify that its energy may not be altered. Nothing in an isolated system can be exchanged with its surroundings, and this includes energy.
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No, an isolated system is distinguished for its characteristic of not being able to exchange matter or heat with its surroundings.
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No, an isolated system is closed off to any surroundings and can't have energy transfers in and out of the system.
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Hello. So by definition there is no way to change the energy of an isolated system. In open and closed systems energy can be exchanged with the surroundings but in an isolated system the surroundings are closed off so that nothing effects the reaction. Hope this helps.
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The definition of an isolated system is that nothing can be exchanged with the surroundings. Meaning the energy of an isolates system can not change due to heating/cooling or adding/removing matter into the beaker. They are closed beakers that are heavily insulated. The first law of thermodynamics states that the internal energy of an isolated system is constant.
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No because there is no exchange of energy between the system and the surroundings. The only energy changes happen from within.
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Re: isolated system
No, you cannot change the energy of an isolated system, because when you think about it, energy cannot be transferred between the system and its surroundings.
Re: isolated system
No there is no way to change the energy or temperature based on the definition of an isolated system.
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nope! I believe an isolated system cannot have changes in energy just by definition.
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There is no way to change the energy of an isolated system because as defined, an isolated system cannot exchange both matter and energy to its surroundings.
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No. Neither heat or matter cannot be exchanged between the isolated system and its surroundings.
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Re: isolated system
No, by definition, an isolated system is a thermodynamic system in which energy and matter cannot be exchanged with its surroundings.
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no, the lack of an exchange of energy or heat is what defines a system as isolated. if heat or energy was transferred but no matter, it would be a closed system.
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Re: isolated system
The definition of isolated system is a system that has no energy or matter exchange with its surroundings. One that would include both of these exchanges is known as an open system.
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