Open vs Closed Systems

[Sofia Cerpa 2E]

hi, could someone explain how you determine whether a system is open or closed?

[Cadence Chang]

Open systems exchange both energy and matter with the surroundings (ex: humans). Closed systems only exchange energy with the surroundings (ex: cup of tea with a lid on it).

Hope this helps!

[Amaris Cagungun 1F]

An open system can exchange both energy and matter with its surroundings. The stovetop example would be an open system, because heat and water vapor can be lost to the air. A closed system, on the other hand, can exchange only energy with its surroundings, not matter.

[105784203]

hi, could someone explain how you determine whether a system is open or closed?

whether or not matter can exit or enter.

[Aparna Pillai 1E]

In both, energy can exchange with the surroundings. However, in an open system, matter can also exchange with the surroundings, while this is not the case for a closed system.

[elletruchan2I]

An open system can transfer both energy and matter in and out while a closed system can only transfer energy in or out.

[Rhea Thielbar 3A]

Open vs. closed systems has to do with whether or not the system can gain or lose energy from the surroundings. Closed systems cannot while open systems can!

[505784197]

In an open system, there can be an energy change by adding any materials, changing the temperature, and adding more material. In a closed system, there can be a change of energy through temperature change.

[605607825]

Hello,
In a closed system, only energy can be exchanged and in an open system both energy and matter may be exchanged. In terms of an open system, you can think about a system that is not in a controlled environment. In an isolated system, mass nor energy can be exchanged, the mass within the system is fixed. I hope this helped!

[Aaron Kim 1J]

Open systems exchange energy and matter with its surroundings
Closed systems only exchange energy with its surroundings

[305589333]

Open system - can exchange both energy and matter with its surroundings e.g. a plant

Closed system - can only exchange energy with its surroundings e.g. a closed beaker

[Lynne Xu 3K]

Open systems can exchange matter and heat.
Closed systems can only exchange energy/heat.

[Vashe Sundar 3H]

An open system can exchange matter and heat with its surroundings. On the other hand, a closed system can exchange heat with its surroundings, but not matter. Think of a mug with/without a lid. With a lid would be closed system, without would be an open system.

[Aeson Salcedo 3L]

An open system can exchange both energy and matter. Whereas a closed system can only exchange energy

[Amanda Tran 1D]

An open system can exchange both matter and energy with its surroundings, but a closed system can only exchange energy.

[Amy Huynh 1B]

Matter and energy can both be exchanged in open systems, while in closed systems only energy can be exchanged.

[cnyland]

The main difference between open and closed is being able to transfer matter, ex. an open system can transfer matter whereas a closed system cannot, so if there is something like a lid, or a cap this would be closed because matter cannot be transferred, but something like heat still could be.

[mmcqueen]

In both open and closed systems, energy can exchange with the surroundings. However, in an open system only, matter can also exchange with the surroundings. These are both different from an isolated system. Hope this helps!

[Jarod Miller 2E]

Open system can transfer both energy and matter with its surroundings while a closed system can only exchange or transfer energy in or out with its surroundings.

[Andrew Greenberg 2D]

hi, could someone explain how you determine whether a system is open or closed?

Open systems exchange both energy and matter and closed systems only exchange energy. A isolated system can not exchange matter or energy.

[Jonathan Kwon 2J]

An easy way to remember is to think of a boiling pot. An open pot would be an open system where it can exchange both matter and an energy with its surroundings. On the other hand, a closed pot with a lid on it is a closed system which can only exchange energy with it surroundings.