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    Kelly BaldwinHolly Cross, Worcester
    What is the name given in thermodynamicsto the system that allows heat transfer but prevents matter transfer?
    A closed system
    Brad WhiteDuke University
    What is the terminology used to describe a process that is carried out without any transfer of heat?
    Adiabatic
    Wanda RichOhio State
    The First Law of Thermodynamics can be expressed mathematically by the equation delta U = q + w, where delta means change, U is internal energy, q is heat and w is work. What is the alternative name for this law?
    The law of conservation of energy
    Jessica WilkinsonHarvard University
    Thermodynamics is a wide branch of discipline. Which branch of thermodynamics studies the changes of enthalpy of a reaction?
    Thermochemistry
    Alexis MonaccoEcole Normale Superieure, Paris
    The energy required to increase the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit is known as a Btu. For what does this abbreviation stand?
    British Thermal Unit
    Zach LymanBoston College
    Who invented the first closed-tube thermometer, in 1713?
    Gabriel Fahrenheit
    Andy RockwellKansas State
    At what temperature does the Rankine scale begin?
    0 K
    Wanda RichOhio State
    What is the term for the amount of disorder in a system?
    Entropy
    Brad WhiteDuke University
    What are the two examples of non-state functions in thermodynamics?
    Work and heat
    Varun RajaMadras University, Chennai
    How many basic laws of thermodynamics are there?
    4
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