AP®︎ Physics 2 Unit 9: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 9 of AP Physics 2 – Thermodynamics.
Unit 9: Thermodynamics
How heat, temperature, and thermal energy behave in systems like heat engines, heat pumps, and refrigerators.
Begin with Topic 9.1: Kinetic Theory of Tempera...To review Unit 9, go through each of the 6 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 9 test, pulled directly from the AP® Physics 2 curriculum.
Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure
Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure
- What Kinetic Theory Says About Gases
- How Atomic Collisions Create Pressure
- Temperature as Average Kinetic Energy
The Ideal Gas Law
The Ideal Gas Law
- What an Ideal Gas Is
- The Ideal Gas Law
- The Three Special Cases of the Ideal Gas Law
Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium
Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium
- Thermal Energy Transfer Between Systems
- The Three Mechanisms of Thermal Energy Transfer
- Thermal Equilibrium
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The First Law of Thermodynamics
- What Internal Energy Is
- The First Law of Thermodynamics
- Work and PV Diagrams
Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity
Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity
- Specific heat and temperature change
- Thermal conductivity and conduction rate
- What controls the rate of conduction
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- What Entropy Is
- The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Types of Systems and Entropy Behavior
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