Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy
Helpful before this lesson
- Not completed: First Law of Thermodynamics
- Not completed: Internal Energy
- Not completed: Heat Transfer Methods
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to explain entropy as a measure of disorder at the molecular level
- Students will be able to state and apply the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Students will be able to calculate entropy changes and theoretical efficiency of heat engines
Core Concepts
- entropy
- disorder
- heat_engine
- carnot_efficiency
- irreversible_process
- spontaneous_process