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Thermal Physics
Topic overview
Scope-restricted training: gases, heat, changes of state and heat transfer; unverified university-level prerequisite methods such as the Carnot cycle do not enter the new question sets.
Key concepts
Round 1/2 cannot be mixed. This site only provides training with limited scope; unverified university-level methods do not enter new problem sets, and no claim is made to be an official complete paper.
Key points
- ◆Follow the prerequisite knowledge requirements given by the examination body; new concepts may only be used when the question provides sufficient guidance.
- ◆The examples on this site are training with a limited scope and do not represent full syllabus coverage or official difficulty.
Worked examples
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1Basic examples within scope
An ideal gas is compressed isothermally to half its volume. Its pressure
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