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Thermodynamic States

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Highlights of the activity

  1. This small group activity is designed to teach students that the set of numbers that describes a state is unique and can be located on different representations of a thermodynamic system.
  2. Students work in small groups to reason about how many states can and must be specified to indicate a state.
  3. The whole class wrap-up discussion emphasizes how many pieces of information are needed to communicate a state.

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Reflections

Instructor's Guide

eesurfstatesguide.pdf

Student Handouts

eesurfstateshand.pdf


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