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Why doesn't intensity of light affect the emission of electrons?
So electrons of specific atoms have a minimum amount of energy needed to escape the atom, called the work function, W. Now let's say that you emit a certain frequency of light, and $hf<W$. However, ...
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Energy needed to raise energy level of an atom? [duplicate]
Suppose I have an atom at rest which is at energy level $E_i$. Would it be possible to raise it to the next higher level $E_{i+1}$ by shooting a photon of energy $E_{i+1}-E_i$ at it?
I ask because ...
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How is it possible to equate the internal energy at constant volume with the internal energy of an adiabatic process?
I hope my question makes sense. My problem is that, I have read through numerous textbooks that nC(cons. volume)dT = -PdV when deriving the relationship between T and V for an adiabatic process, ...
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Does performing a measurement on a system change its internal energy?
I'm studying Quantum Mechanics in my spare time from a general point of view (no technical details) so some fundamental question came into my mind:
How is it possible to detect a single photon ...
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Performing work on a box of gas by lifting it, and first law of thermodynamics
What happens if we lift a box of ideal gas? Work is done to the box but no heat is getting into it. So does it's internal energy increase by the amount of work done? Or is it that lifting is not ...
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How to express the heat capacity in terms of heat?
The first law of thermodynamics divides the internal energy change into contributions of heat and work.
$$\text dU=\omega_Q-\omega_W,$$
Here I chose the notation to emphasise that the two parts are ...
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2 streams going into an engine and 2 come out. Find the enthalpy?
Problem: Steam supply to an engine is made of two streams that mix before entering the engine. Stream 1 flows at a $.01\frac{kg}{s}$ with an enthalpy of $2952\frac{kJ}{kg}$ and a velocity of ...
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How do I determine the Internal Energy of ammonia at a pressure in temperature when the steam table doesn't say it
I just bought a steam table for my thermodynamics class since they don't allow use to use the one from the book for the tests. This one is different from the one in my textbook as it doesn't give the ...
