Thermodynamics

• 1st Law
• What does the first law state?

  energy is neither contained nor destroyed, only changes form
• What are 3 Systems to Consider?

  open, closed and isolated
• What is an Open system?

  ability to exchange matter and energy with its surroundings
• What is a Closed System?

  ability to exchange energy with its surroundings, but not matter
• What is an Isolated System?

  unable to exchange both matter and energy
• 2nd Law
• What does the second law state?

  heat flows naturally from a hot object to a cold object, never reverse
• Which law is energy being wasted?

  2nd
• Which law is energy being re-usable?


  1st Law