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Thermodynamics Revision Sheet
Temperature
TF=9/5 TC + 32
TC = TK - 273.15 K
The pressure,volume and emperaure !n "elv!n o#
su$h %ases o&e' he e(ua!on
)*=n+T ----,1-
Thermal expansion
./=0/.T
Specific Heat Capacity=.1/m.T
Gas Laws
Boyles Law2 )*=$onsan
Charles Law 2 */T=$onsan
Dalton Law of Partial Pressure2 )=)1 + )2 +)3
Root mean Square elocity
*rms=33+T/4
!ean elocity
*m=35+T/679894
!ost Pro"a"le elocity
*=32+T/4
:lso
rms ; m ;
#$era%e &inetic 'ner%y of Gas=3/2n+T
(irst law of Thermo)ynamics
.<=1-=
Gas Processes
*sothermal Process 2 )*=$onsan
,.<=9,1==,4olar >pe$!#!$ ?ea=!n#!n!'
#)ai"atic Process 2 )*
'
=$onsan,1=9,.<=-
=,4olar >pe$!#!$ ?ea=@ero
Polytropic Process 2 )*
n
=$onsan,4olar
>pe$!#!$ ?ea=A+/,'-1- + +/,1-n-B
olume Constant 2 )/T=$onsan
==9,.<=1,4olar >pe$!#!$ ?ea=Cv
Pressure Constant 2 */T=$onsan .<=1-=
,4olar >pe$!#!$ ?ea=C)
*nternal ener%y )epen)s on Temperature+
>o #or same emperaure $han%e .T
nCv.T=11-=1=12-=2=13-=3
!olar Specfic Heat Capacity of any process is
%i$en "y
C=Cv + )dv/ndT Chere n !s no o# moles o# he %as
,or&)one "y Gas= D)d*
Heat Con)uction
1=-K:dT/dE
,ein )isplacement lawFT
G
=Consan
Stefan-s Law
1=eHT
G
.ewton law of Coolin%
dT/dE=&,T-Ts-
Pro"lem Sol$in% tips
/+ .et Heat flow at a 0unction is 1ero
2+ *nternal 'ner%y )oes not )epen) on the path
3+ *nternal 'ner%y in a cyclic Process is 4ero
5+ Heat is positi$e when %i$en to the system an) ne%ati$e when ta&en out of the system
6+ ,or&)one "y the system on the surroun)in% is positi$e while the wor&)one on the system
"y the surroun)in% is me%ati$e