• temperature. The laws of thermodynamics imply the following relations between these two heat capacities (Gaskell 2003:23): C P − C V = V T α 2 β T {\displaystyle...
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    Relations between heat capacities Heat capacity Specific heat capacity Speed of sound Thermodynamic equations Thermodynamics Volumetric heat capacity...
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    =c_{p}/c_{V}} is the heat capacity ratio. The term specific heat may also refer to the ratio between the specific heat capacities of a substance at a given...
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    the effective heat capacity of the gas, in that situation, will have a value intermediate between its isobaric and isochoric capacities C p {\displaystyle...
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  • }=V_{\mathrm {m} }T{\frac {\alpha _{V}^{2}}{\beta _{T}}}} (see relations between heat capacities), where V m {\displaystyle V_{\mathrm {m} }} is the molar...
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    of the system. Important examples are the Maxwell relations and the relations between heat capacities. Thermodynamic entropy is central in chemical thermodynamics...
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    This brings to two important relations between heat capacities: the constant gamma actually represents the heat capacity ratio in the ideal polytropic...
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    In thermodynamics, heat is the thermal energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference. In colloquial use, heat sometimes refers to...
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    phonon contribution to the specific heat (heat capacity) in a solid. It treats the vibrations of the atomic lattice (heat) as phonons in a box in contrast...
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    In thermodynamics, the Onsager reciprocal relations express the equality of certain ratios between flows and forces in thermodynamic systems out of equilibrium...
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    thermodynamic relations. A specific property is the intensive property obtained by dividing an extensive property of a system by its mass. For example, heat capacity...
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    {\displaystyle \gamma } is the ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure ( C P {\displaystyle C_{P}} ) to heat capacity at constant volume ( C V {\displaystyle...
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    linked by a wall permeable only to heat, and they do not change over time. Another formulation by Maxwell is "All heat is of the same kind". Another statement...
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  • conduct heat. It is commonly denoted by k {\displaystyle k} , λ {\displaystyle \lambda } , or κ {\displaystyle \kappa } and is measured in W·m−1·K−1. Heat transfer...
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    approximation). Since the heat capacity depends on the atomic or molecular nature of the gas, macroscopic measurements on heat capacity provide useful information...
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    difference between the specific heat capacities is the same as the universal gas constant. This relation is represented by the difference between Cp and Cv:...
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  • the definition of the heat capacity by δQ = CP dT and T dS = δQ. The second term may be rewritten with one of the Maxwell relations ( ∂ S ∂ P ) T = − (...
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    thermodynamic processes, such as thermodynamic work and heat, and establish relationships between them. They state empirical facts that form a basis of...
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    transferred as heat, with a resultant temperature change in a body. The terms sensible heat and latent heat refer to energy transferred between a body and...
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    mol−1 deg−1. The ratio γ {\displaystyle \gamma } of the two heat capacities is 1.4. The heat Q required to bring the gas from 300 to 600 K is Q = Δ H =...
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    In a Carnot cycle, a system or engine transfers energy in the form of heat between two thermal reservoirs at temperatures T H {\displaystyle T_{H}} and...
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    Fire (1824), a discourse on heat, power, energy and engine efficiency. The book outlined the basic energetic relations between the Carnot engine, the Carnot...
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    different temperature on each side. Conversely, when a voltage is applied to it, heat is transferred from one side to the other, creating a temperature difference...
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  • Heat transfer physics describes the kinetics of energy storage, transport, and energy transformation by principal energy carriers: phonons (lattice vibration...
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    that are bound by their own gravity, such as stars, can have negative heat capacities. As they contract, both their total energy and their entropy decrease...
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    conductivity and that differences in sensation arose from their different heat capacities. Suggestions that this might not be the case came from the new science...
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    can be any system with a non-zero heat capacity, but it usually is a gas or liquid. During this process, some heat is normally lost to the surroundings...
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    Quantum thermodynamics is the study of the relations between two independent physical theories: thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. The two independent...
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    Maxwell's relations are a set of equations in thermodynamics which are derivable from the symmetry of second derivatives and from the definitions of the...
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