Cracking the SAT Physics Subject Test

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

A process where the temperature remains constant is referred to as isothermal. If
there is no heat exchanged between the system and its surroundings, the process is
adiabatic.


The Second Law of Thermodynamics


Entropy


Consider a box containing two pure gases separated by a partition. What would
happen if the partition were removed? The gases would mix, and the positions of
the gas molecules would be random.

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