Lesson 2 Phy2 Mid
Lesson 2 Phy2 Mid
Lesson 2 Phy2 Mid
Specific Heat: Heat required to change the temperature of the material or sample.
Q = cm ∆T
Q = mL
Lesson 2
Chapter 18: Temperature, heat, and the first law of thermodynamics
Let us take as our system a gas confined to a cylinder with a movable piston, as in Fig. The
upward force on the piston due to the pressure of the confined gas is equal to the weight of lead
shot loaded onto the top of the piston.
The walls of the cylinder are made of insulating material that does not allow any transfer of energy
as heat. The bottom of the cylinder rests on a reservoir for thermal energy, a thermal
reservoir(perhaps a hot plate) whose temperature T you can control by turning a knob.
The system (the gas) starts from an initial state i, described by a pressure pi , a volume Vi and a
temperature Ti . You want to change the system to a final state f, described by a pressure pf ,a
volume Vf ,and a temperature Tf .The procedure by which you change the system from its initial
state to its final state is called a thermodynamic process.
During such a process, energy may be transferred into the system from the thermal reservoir
(positive heat) or vice versa (negative heat).
Also, work can be done by the system to raise the loaded piston (positive work) or lower it
(negative work).
Suppose that we remove a few lead shot from the piston of Fig , allowing the
gas to push the piston and remaining shot upward through a differential
displacement d𝑠 with an upward force 𝐹.
Since the displacement is tiny, we can assume that 𝐹 is constant during the
displacement. Then 𝐹 has a magnitude that is equal to pA, where p is the
pressure of the gas and A is the face area of the piston. [p = F/A]
Solution:
Q = 50.2 kJ = 50.2 × 103 J
Lf = 333 kJ/kg = 333 × 103 J/kg