What inequality expresses the second law of thermodynamics for irreversible processes?
Answer
Clausius inequality
78 The Laws Of Thermodynamics Trivia Questions with Answers
78 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the name of the thermodynamic potential F = U - TS?
Answer
Helmholtz free energy
What is the name of the cycle used in steam power plants?
Answer
Rankine cycle
What is the name of the cycle used in most gasoline engines?
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Otto cycle
What is the SI unit for energy?
Answer
joule
Who first named the zeroth law of thermodynamics?
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Ralph Fowler
What is the exact defined value of the Boltzmann constant in J/K (as of 2019)?
Answer
1.380649 × 10^-23 J/K
What is the exact value of absolute zero in degrees Celsius?
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-273.15 °C
What cycle is the most efficient possible heat engine cycle?
Answer
Carnot cycle
Which law is often called the 'law of increasing entropy'?
Answer
Second law
What is the name of the statement of the second law that prohibits a perfect heat engine?
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Kelvin-Planck statement
Which scientist demonstrated the mechanical equivalent of heat?
Answer
James Prescott Joule
What is the lowest possible temperature, 0 K, called?
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Absolute zero
Who introduced the concept of entropy in 1865?
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Rudolf Clausius
The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of which fundamental principle?
Answer
Conservation of energy
What is the term for a process that occurs at constant temperature?
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Isothermal
What term describes a thermodynamic process with no heat transfer?
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Adiabatic
What is the name of the law that establishes the concept of temperature?
Answer
Zeroth law