Lecture 18
Lecture 18
Lecture 18
thermometer
If you put a thermometer in hot water, the reading is the temperature of the thermometer itself,
which by the above conclusion is also the temperature of the water.
use a dilute gas, (recall the “pressure law” from high school)
𝑇𝑇2 𝑝𝑝2
=
𝑇𝑇1 𝑝𝑝1
calibrate at the triplet point of water
𝑝𝑝 𝑝𝑝
𝑇𝑇 = 𝑇𝑇triple = (273.16 K)
𝑝𝑝triple 𝑝𝑝triple
Question
A square with a hole cut out. Due to thermal expansion, at higher
temperature the hole will be (larger / smaller).
Volume expansion
∆𝑉𝑉
Define coefficient of volume expansion by = 𝛽𝛽∆𝑇𝑇
𝑉𝑉0
1 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 1 3𝐿𝐿2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 1 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
suppose 𝑉𝑉 = 𝐿𝐿3 , 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = 3𝐿𝐿2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 ⇒ 𝛽𝛽 = = = 3 � � = 3𝛼𝛼
∆𝑇𝑇 𝑉𝑉 ∆𝑇𝑇 𝐿𝐿3 ∆𝑇𝑇 𝐿𝐿
Heat Capacity – amount of heat needed to raise temperature without change of form
specific heat c defined by
𝑄𝑄 = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚∆𝑇𝑇
Latent heat
amount of heat needed to convert a unit mass of substance from one state (phase) to another
without temperature change
𝑄𝑄 = ±𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
+ absorb heat,
e.g., water → vapor
− release heat,
e.g. vapor → water
unit of L: J/kg
Convection – through motion of fluid from one region of space to another (such as heating up a
pot of water water)
Radiation – through electromagnetic wave, does not need a medium, such as sun → earth
Any body at absolute temperature T > 0 radiates energy