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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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Performing work on a box of gas by lifting it, and first law of thermodynamics

What happens if we lift a box of an ideal gas? Work is done to the box but no heat gets into it. Does its internal energy increase by the amount of work done? Or is lifting it not counted as work done …
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Ideal gas and diatomic gas with same temperature

If a box of ideal gas and another box of diatomic gas are in thermal equilibrium, does it mean that the average translational energy of ideal gas particle (A) is the same as that of diatomic gas pa …
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