First Law of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics is concerned with energy change and how heat, temperature, energy, and work are correlated.

The Main Idea

The First Law of Thermodynamics states that all thermodynamic systems have a property called energy, and that energy can be neither created nor destroyed. Even if the energy cannot be created or destroyed, power generation process and energy sources help the conversion of the energy from one form to an another.

A Mathematical Model

{∆U = Q-W} where F U is change in the internal energy ,Q is heat added to the system, and W is the work done by the system. In other words, change in internal energy is equal to flow of heat into a system minus work done on the system. While both "H" and "W" are path functions, "∆U" is a path-independent state function, which means that it only depends on the current state of the system.^1

A Computational Model

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Examples

Energy Transformation

By the photo, there is no energy made or destroyed. From eating a piece of chicken that has chemical energy will transform into kinetic energy when riding the bicycle. Also with the light energy of the sun will transform into chemical energy of the plant's leaf. This is an expample of energy transformation.

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References

1. Callen, Herbert B. (1985). Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics. Wiley. p. 5,37.