True or false about thermodynamics

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   An adiabatic wall lets heat pass freely.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The first law conserves energy.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   In an isochoric process no work is done.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Entropy measures the heat content.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Adiabatic processes exchange no heat.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Heat and work are each path independent.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation