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Physics Tutorial 13.1 - Temperature. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

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There are 3 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Temperature. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Temperature. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Temperature. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.

In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:

  • What is temperature?
  • How the speed of molecules is related to temperature?
  • What are the devices used to measure the temperature?
  • What are the units of temperature?
  • How is the temperature related to the thermal energy of objects?
  • What is thermal equilibrium?
  • What does the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics say?

Introduction

All us are quite familiar with the term "temperature". When we touch a hot object, we say "the object's temperature is high". On the other hand, we consider the temperature of ice as low, as for us "the ice is cold." In a certain sense, we define temperature as "the degree of hotness in an object". But this definition is intuitive, and it makes reference to our senses. We cannot use this approach to determine correctly the degree of hotness, i.e. the assign an exact numerical value to temperature. A cup of tea can be "warm" for one person who is inside the room and "very hot" for another person who is just entering house during a winter day. Thus, we must find a universally applicable way to measure the numerical value of temperature, i.e. of the degree of hotness in an object.

In this tutorial, we will explain in detail the meaning of temperature along with its units and measuring devices. Therefore, by the end of this tutorial, every doubt on this issue will be clarified.

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13.1Temperature. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
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13.1.1The Molecular Meaning of Temperature
13.1.2Units of Temperature
13.1.3Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

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