First Law Thermo
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First Law Thermo
Is q(system) + q(surroundings) = 0 another iteration of the first law, because that's what I have written in my notes. And if so, can someone explain how?
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Re: First Law Thermo
No because the first law is deltaU = q + w and but equation you have is only related to q.
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Re: First Law Thermo
the first law of thermo is that the internal energy of an isolated system remains constant. From this concept, we get deltaH= q + w.
The reason why qsys + qsurr= 0 is because when energy leaves a system, the surroundings gain energy(as energy is never created nor destroyed) and so from this can use them in relation ship to each other and solve for things. qsys = - qsurr
The reason why qsys + qsurr= 0 is because when energy leaves a system, the surroundings gain energy(as energy is never created nor destroyed) and so from this can use them in relation ship to each other and solve for things. qsys = - qsurr
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Re: First Law Thermo
q(surr) = -q(sys) is correct, but it is not another accurate explanation of the rate law because we'd be ignoring the work component in internal energy.
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