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  2. Temperature - Wikipedia

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    Temperature determines the statistical occupation of the microstates of the ensemble. The microscopic definition of temperature is only meaningful in the thermodynamic limit, meaning for large ensembles of states or particles, to fulfill the requirements of the statistical model. Kinetic energy is also considered as a component of thermal energy.

  3. Intensive and extensive properties - Wikipedia

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    The temperature of a system in thermal equilibrium is the same as the temperature of any part of it, so temperature is an intensive quantity. If the system is divided by a wall that is permeable to heat or to matter, the temperature of each subsystem is identical. Additionally, the boiling temperature of a substance is an intensive property.

  4. Chemical reaction - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear chemistry is a sub-discipline of chemistry that involves the chemical reactions of unstable and radioactive elements where both electronic and nuclear changes can occur. The substance (or substances) initially involved in a chemical reaction are called reactants or reagents.

  5. Laws of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    The concept of internal energy and its relationship to temperature. If a system has a definite temperature, then its total energy has three distinguishable components, termed kinetic energy (energy due to the motion of the system as a whole), potential energy (energy resulting from an externally imposed force field), and internal energy. The ...

  6. Self accelerating decomposition temperature - Wikipedia

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    The package containing the peroxide is placed in oven set for test temperature; The timer starts when product reaches 2 °C below intended test temperature; The oven is held at constant temperature for up to one week or, until a runaway event occurs. Test "Passes" if product does not exceed test (oven) temperature by 6 °C within one week

  7. Kelvin - Wikipedia

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    This convention means that temperature and energy quantities have the same dimensions. [51] [52] In particular, the SI unit kelvin becomes superfluous, being defined in terms of joules as 1 K = 1.380 649 × 10 −23 J. [53] With this convention, temperature is always given in units of energy, and the kelvin unit is not explicitly needed in ...

  8. SI base unit - Wikipedia

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    thermodynamic temperature "The kelvin, symbol K, is the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Boltzmann constant k to be 1.380 649 × 10 −23 when expressed in the unit J K −1, which is equal to kg m 2 s −2 K −1, where the kilogram, metre and second are defined in terms of h, c and ...

  9. Thermodynamic free energy - Wikipedia

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    For a process at constant temperature and pressure without non-PV work, this inequality transforms into <. Similarly, for a process at constant temperature and volume, <. Thus, a negative value of the change in free energy is a necessary condition for a process to be spontaneous; this is the most useful form of the second law of thermodynamics ...