classnotes.pptVIP

What are we going to study? How are we going to study it? At what level or depth are we going to study it? How are we going to describe what we are studying? System: A quantity of matter or a region in space chosen for study separated from the rest of the world by the system boundary Closed system: Across the system boundary, energy transfer can occur but mass transfer cannot occur Example: Can of soda Isolated system: No energy transfer and no mass transfer Example: Universe, “Perfectly insulated” can of soda Open system: Mass and energy transfer can occur across the system boundary – also