The box “Thermodynamics Dramatized” shows the crushing of an inverted steam-filled can placed in a pan of water. Would the water need to be cold? Would crushing occur if the water were hot but not boiling? Would it crush in boiling water? (Try it and see!)

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Q: True or false? The third law of thermodynamics says that the lowest temperature is -1000 oC.

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Q: What is significance of first law of thermodynamics?

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Q: GIve one ecample of each type of ideal process in thermodynamics.

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Q: Does pregnancy violate the second law of thermodynamics?

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Q: Consider the following sentence: “Given two objects at different temperatures, the one at a higher…

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Q: . Compute the amount of latent heat released when 50 kg of liquid water freezes.

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