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Covers the study of (primarily homogeneous) macroscopic systems from a heat/energy/entropy point of view. Consider also using the tag: [statistical-mechanics].

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Collecting condensed air

In order to dissipate the most heat in the fastest manner, you would need a long, narrow tube. It should be narrow because objects with a high surface are to volume ratio lose more heat, but you want …
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Why does the refrigerant release heat when it is compressed into a liquid?

First: how does a fridge work: now its a tad blurry but this answers a lot of your question straght away 1) " why would the refrigerent go back to liquid form when the pressure is increased in the …
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Why is the Kelvin scale formed using the triple point of water rather than the freezing point?

Because the triple point of water is NOT set for 1 atmosphere of pressure: Note how its a diagram of pressure against temperature, and whilst not to scale at all, it does paint a picture.
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How can I boil water at a temperature less than 100 degree Celcius?

lower the air pressure, at the top of mount everest you can boil water at about 71 celcius, but this will of course be hard to replicate at normal atmospheric pressure " For comparison, on top of Mou …
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Why does the temperature of an object rise to a certain level and stop under sunlight?

It's all to do with the laws of thermal dynamics, in particular with how an object emits radiation with temperature: see the Stefan-Boltzmann law You can see with metals, that once you heat them up t …
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