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Thermal Properties of Matter
Thermal Properties of Matter
Thermal Properties of Matter
THERMAL PROPERTIES OF
MATTER
HEAT AND TEMPERATURE
HEAT : Heat is a form of energy transferred between a
system and surroundings by virtue of difference in its
quantities between them.
SI UNITS:
HEAT: joule ( J)
TEMPERATURE: kelvin (K)
MEASUREMENT OF TEMPARATURE
Thermometer is the device used to measure temperature of a given system / body.
Example : Liquid ( Mercury and Alcohol ) in glass thermometer.
Working Principle : Temperature variations are read by variations
in volume of liquid in a capillary tube.
Temperature Scale: A thermometer can be calibrated for a scale
between two fixed points. The two convenient fixed points are ice
point and steam point of pure water at standard pressure.
Different thermometers use different temperature scales.(Why?? )
S = ΔQ/ΔT (J/K).
SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY:
The amount of heat absorbed or rejected to change the temperature of unit mass of it
by one unit of a substance.