[[Physics MOC]] # Thermodynamics MOC Thermodynamics is the study of macroscopic quantities of matter and their thermal properties. Key topics are [[Heat]], [[Temperature]], [[Work]], [[Pressure]], [[Phase change]], State (see [[Macroscopic state variables of an ideal gas]]), [[Energy]], [[Entropy]], &c. > A temperature difference can lead to work, > and conversely work can lead to a temperature difference. Thermodynamics predates the atomic model. [[Statistical thermodynamics MOC]] is a much newer theory which accounts the macroscopic properties seen in thermodynamics using the microscopic atomic model. 0. [[Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics]] 1. [[First law of thermodynamics]] 2. [[Second law of thermodynamics]] 3. [[Third Law of Thermodynamics]] ## Key concepts - [[Extensive and intensive parameters]] - [[The relationship between temperature and heat in a solid or liquid]] - [[Thermodynamic potential]] --- #MOC | #state/develop | #SemBr