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Thermodynamics

Heat

Heat

The first law of thermodynamics

(1)

where is the heat change, dE is the energy change, is the work done, P is the pressure, dV is the volume change, T is the temperature, and dS is the entropy change, can be written at constant volume as

			(2)

			(3)


			(4)

where

is the heat capacity at constant pressure,

is the thermal expansion coefficient, and

is the isothermal bulk modulus.

At constant pressure,

			(5)

			(6)

			(7)

			(8)

where

is the heat capacity at constant volume.

Energy, Heat Capacity, Joule's Law, Latent Heat of Fusion, Latent Heat of Vaporization

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