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1. Zeroth law of Thermodynamics a) Temperature Measurement b) Thermal Equilibrium
Temperature
Thermodynamics science of temperature Temperature is associated with ability to differentiate the hot from cold. Thermal equilibrium When two bodies at deferent temperature are brought into contact, some time later they attain a common temperature now they are in thermal equilibrium.
Definition: When a body A is in thermal equilibrium with a body B, and also separately with a body C, then B and C will be in thermal equilibrium with each other.
The reference body which is used in the determination of temperature is called the thermometer
Considerable difference in temperature measurement between thermometers, the smallest difference observed in different gas thermometers. So gas is chosen as standard thermometric substance.
Questions
1. Fixed point ? An easily reproducible state of an arbitrarily chosen standard system is called a fixed point. Before 1954, there were two fixed points: (a) the ice point (b) the steam point Method in Use After 1954 Triple point of water is the only one fixed point used after 1954.
Questions
2. Why gas is chosen as standard thermometic substance? There is considerable difference in temperature measurement between thermometers, the smallest difference observed in different gas thermometers. So gas is chosen as standard thermometric substance. 3. Celsius Temperature Scale? = 273.15 4. Applications of zeroth law of thermodynamics? temperature measurement.
Reference
Rajput, R. K. 2010. Engineering thermodynamics. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, Mass. Nag, P. K. 2002. Basic and applied thermodynamics. Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/BGH/thermo0.html