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UNIT 13 - THERMODYNAMICS
Internal energy determined by the state of the system
Heat curve during change of state, kinetic energy does not increase (but
potential energy does) because temperature increase is
proportional to increase of kinetic energy of particles
Specific latent heat amount of heat energy required to change a unit mass of a
of fusion, lf substance from solid to liquid state without change in
temperature
Specific latent heat amount of heat energy required to change a unit mass of a
of vaporisation, lv substance from liquid to gaseous state without change in
temperature
Q = mc∆θ
Q = Pt = IVt
m1c1∆θ1 = m2c2∆θ2
Q = mlf
Q = mlv
Example qns 1. How much heat energy is required to heat up 100g of ice from
-8.00˚C to 123˚C steam? (use Q=mc∆θ, lf=Q/m, lv=Q/m)
● cwater = 4200 J kg-1 ˚C-1
● cice = 2100 J kg-1 ˚C-1
● csteam = 2000 J kg-1 ˚C-1
● lf_ice = 336000 J kg-1
● lv_water = 2268000 J kg-1
● amount of heat required
● = (100/1000)(2100)(8) {use cice}
● + (336000)(100/1000)
● + (100/1000)(4200)(100) {use cwater}
● + (2268000)(100/1000)
● + (100/1000)(2000)(23) {use csteam}
● = 309000 J (3sf)
UNIT 14 - ELECTROSTATICS
Forces between like charges repel, unlike charges attract
electrical charges
Net charge and positively charged objects still contain negatively charged
conservation of particles (electrons) and negatively charged objects contain
charge positively charged particles (protons) too
protons are immobile while electrons are mobile => you can
only remove/add electrons to modify charge, you can’t do so
with protons
Electrical conductors electrical conductors are materials which have free charge
and insulators carriers eg. salt water, metals, graphite
Electric field is the direction of the force that acts on a positive test charge
placed at that point
Electromotive force, ε is the work done by the source in driving a unit charge around
a complete circuit
Potential difference, is the work done to drive a unit charge through a circuit
V component
SI unit: ohm, Ω
Ohm’s law states that the p.d. across an ideal conductor is directly
proportional to the current through it, provided temperature
and other physical conditions remain constant