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This document provides notes regarding topic 3 in IB physics regarding thermal physics. These notes were taken keeping the syllabus in mind and have aided me in getting a 6/7 in higher level IB physics

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particle model of matter


to explain what makes an object hot or cold .
what objects are made up of must be examined


the Greek thought experiment :




Take a gold piece and keep cutting it in half
Is it possible to keep cutting the gold piece in half forever ?
Conclusion Eventually the will be small it cannot be cut
gold piece so any
:
,


further

They called the smallest part of the matter atom

they believed each substance has its own atom (such as gold & air atom )



modern implications of atoms:
We assume . . .




atoms
perfectly are elastic spheres ( kinetic energy and momentum are conserved

during collisions ) .




element : matter made with a
single type of atom



compound matter : made with two or more types of atom joined together

unified mass unit : 112 of carbon -12 atom's mass G. 661×10-7
This for the smallest atom
mass is the mass :
hydrogen .




mole "
"
it means
you have 6.02×1023 things
:




This is avogadro 's constant (unit particles per mole).
:




molar mass :
the mass of one mole of atoms or molecules .




"
molar mass __
(mass of substance ) ( number of moles of a substance )




internal energy

internal energy the :
sum of kinetic and potential energy of molecules .




internal kinetic
energy
all substances are made up of molecules that are in constant motion meaning
they must have kinetic
energy "
the movement of particles happens in three
ways ( called the degrees of freedom
"
)
1. move in three dimensions ( random translation )
2. rotational
3. vibrating

, internal kinetic
energy
absolute temperature : a measure of average kinetic energy of the molecules of a

substance

average kinetic energy of molecules is
directly proportional to absolute temperature in

Kelvin
A
greater T means more movement of molecules and thus a
greater volume

Average kinetic energy is 0 at . . .




-

273° Celsius
0° Kelvin
TK =
To +273


internal potential energy
this potential energy is known as the intermolecular forces
the intermolecular forces (IMF) is electrical in nature
IMF in different states of matter :




1. solid :
substantial
2. liquid between :
solid & gas
3.
gas
:
negligible
In
chemistry terms . potential energy is chemical energy stored in the chemical bonds


thermometer
only measures the temperature of
mercury
thermometer will be in thermal contact causing a thermal interaction between the
two substances .




heat the thermal interaction between two
:
bodies in thermal contact

energy transferred from one
body to another as a result of a difference
in temperature ( also known as thermal energy ).




heat flows from hot to cold
thermal equilibrium : two bodies
having the same temperature causing heat to

stop flowing
thermal
In an isolated system ,
energy lost from a hot
body must be

in a
gained cold body .




heat transfer :
an increase or decrease in the internal energy




heat transfer

conduction heat transfer when bodies
:
are in contact with each other ( molecules collide)

convection heat transferred through fluids
:
c§Ñ warm
air

←caddis heater
hotter fluid occupies more volume and is less dense creating a
air rises




µg
• heats
sinks


buoyancy force acting on the hot air This causes the cold air to .


cold air 9
,



sink /fall


radiation does : not require media between two bodies (the only way heat can be transferred

through a vacuum .




dark colors emit /absorb radiation better

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