The statement that "heat energy cannot be completely transformed into work" is a statement of which thermodynamic law?
A) fourth
B) zeroth
C) second
D) third
E) first
C
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A) 37.5% B) 50.0% C) 63.7% D) 75.0% E) 100%
Steam that issues from a pressure cooker
A) is invisible. B) cools as it expands. C) both of these D) neither of these
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a. our first TV transmissions b. our cellular phone transmissions c. our production of machines that create noise d. our excessive carbon emissions e. our wireless Internet transmissions
Thermodynamic Processes: The figure shows a pV diagram for 8.3 g of ideal nitrogen gas N2 in a sealed container. The temperature of state 1 is 59°C, the atomic mass of the nitrogen atom is 14 g/mol, and R = 8.31 J/mol ? K. What are (a) pressure p1 and (b) temperature T2?
A. (a) 81 atm, (b) 660°C B. (a) 14 atm, (b) 660°C C. (a) 81 atm, (b) 120°C D. (a) 14 atm, (b) 120°C