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Every body in thermal equilibrium radiates the same amount of energy that it receives, otherwise its temperature would change until it attained equilibrium. This is not unique to black bodies. Suppose an object, not necessarily a black body, is at a temperature $T_1$ and its surroundings are at a temperature $T_2$, then the rate of radiation by the object ...

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Without a doubt, it is the zeroth law of thermodynamics, as it defines an equivalence relation. It states that If two systems are in thermal equilibrium with a third system, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.

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It may actually work, as evaporating liquids need heat to evaporate, and water will somewhat evaporate even in the fridge. I am not sure it works in practice, because the paper also causes an adverse effect, it provides insulation, Hard to tell which effect is dominant. I'm pretty sure that the balance of both effects depends in a very large part on the ...

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John Rennie's answer is correct for a DC series connected motor and, almost certainly, this is the kind of motor you (the OP) are talking about. An interesting way of writing John's answer "backwards" is that you have just observed the reason why the most powerful traction motors are exactly this kind of motor - almost all DC train and tram motors are ...

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When a motor is turning it acts as a generator and produces a back EMF that opposes the applied EMF. See my answer to Top angular speed of electric motor for more on this. A frictionless motor would draw no current when not under load, though obviously real motors do draw some current because of frictional losses. If you load the motor you reduce the back ...

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By definition a reversible adiabatic system has $dQ = 0$. We also know the following from the Clausius Theorem : $dS = \frac{dQ}{T}$ Then it is easy to see that there can be no change in entropy. Note that irreversible adiabatic systems CAN see a change in entropy because in that case the above equation is no longer an equality but an inequality : \$dS ...

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The simple answer: Satellites do feel this force, but obviously don't get ripped apart. The tidal forces are simply too small (for the satellites' materials) to actually rip them apart. The Why: Tidal forces happen because one side of an object feels such a larger huge difference in force than the other side. The magnitude of the force not only has to deal ...

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If you rearrange the ideal gas law to be expressed in terms of pressure $$P=\frac{NRT}{V}\qquad\Rightarrow\qquad \frac{T_1}{V_1}=\frac{T_2}{V_2}$$ where the right hand equation assumes it is an isobaric process with no mass exchange. So, in an isobaric process temperature and volume vary inversely. If the volume decreases then the temperature must go up. ...

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A (3d) gas of particles with a gravitational interaction is an example of a system with long range interactions, where the energy is not additive and thus many basic results of classical statistical mechanics are not valid, including the equivalence of the microcanonical, canonical and grand-canonical ensembles. For a general introduction to the subject see ...

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I believe the 'urban legend' you are referring to is about cooling a bottle when you do not have a refrigerator. On a hot and windy day you could store your bottle in the sunlight, but it would be better in the shade, but if you really wanted to cool the bottle by a few more degrees, the 'myth' says wrap it in wet paper or cloth. During the time when the ...

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