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FIRST LAW THERMODYNAMICS [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermodynamics
OBS

All forms of energy are mutually interconvertible; that is simply what the First Law states: The various forms of energy are equivalent and energy is indestructible.

OBS

Heat and work are equivalent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermodynamique
DEF

[...] principe [qui] établit que l'énergie ne peut être ni créée, ni détruite [...]

OBS

On l'exprime de deux manières différentes : «lorsqu'un système a parcouru un cycle fermé qui le ramène à son état initial, son énergie n'a pas changé» et «l'énergie d'un système isolé est invariable».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Termodinámica
DEF

La energía total suministrada a un sistema durante una transformación abierta depende únicamente de sus estados inicial y final.

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