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Temperature and its relationship to the kinetic energy of molecules

Levelmbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528449084556_0Level

Second

Core curriculummbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

IV. Thermal phenomena. The student:

1) uses the term temperature; recognizes that bodies of equal temperature remain in a state of thermal equilibrium;

2) uses temperature scales (Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit); converts the temperature in the Celsius scale to the Kelvin temperature and vice versa;

3) indicates that there is no transfer of energy in the form of heat (heat exchange) between bodies at the same temperature;

4) indicates that the energy of the system (internal energy) can be changed by doing work over it or by transferring energy in the form of heat;

5) qualitatively analyzes the relationship between temperature and average kinetic energy (chaotic motion) of molecules.

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45 minutes

General learning objectivesmbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528449523725_0General learning objectives

Presenting the relationship between the temperature and the average kinetic energy of body molecules.

Key competencesmbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528449552113_0Key competences

1. Presenting the absolute temperature scale.

2. Presenting how to convert temperature from one temperature scale to another.

3. Presenting the difference between temperature and heat.

Operational (detailed) goalsmbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528450430307_0Operational (detailed) goals

The student:

- presenting the relationship between temperature and the average kinetic energy of body molecules,

- differentiating between heat and temperature.

Methodsmbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528449534267_0Methods

1. Flipped‑class method.

2. Talk, working with the textbook.

Forms of workmbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528449514617_0Forms of work

1. Individual student work with the book.

2. Using the Internet to find the required information.

Lesson stages

Introductionmbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528450127855_0Introduction

Revision of homework tasks.

1. What is temperature?

2. What determines the temperature of the body?

3. How do particles of the body behave when the body temperature increases?

4. Is there the lowest possible body temperature?

5. What are temperature scales for?

6. How is the absolute temperature scale defined?

7. Define the Celsius temperature scale.

8. Compare the Celsius scale with the Kevin scale.

9. Define the concept of heat.

10. What is the difference between temperature and heat?

11. Can we talk about heat even at very low temperatures?

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In groups prepare the answers to the following questions.

1. What is temperature?

Temperature is one of the basic physical quantities describing the state of the body. The temperature is related to the average kinetic energy of motion and vibrations of all molecules forming a given system and it is a measure of this energy.

Teacher's comment

We say that temperature is the measure of the kinetic energy of molecules, or more precisely the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of the body.
Not without reason do we talk about the average kinetic energy. Colliding particles or atoms have different energies, which additionally change as a result of collisions. One molecule strikes another one which has a lower speed and in the same time it causes the increase of the velocity as well as the energy of the other molecule. The energy of the first molecule decreases and it moves more slowly. However, this collision does not change the total amount and the average energy value.

2. What determines the temperature of the body?

In microscopic terms, the temperature depends on the movement of the molecules of which the body is built.

Teacher's comment
We cannot directly measure the kinetic energy of molecules and determine its mean value. However, as you probably know, there are instruments to measure the actual value of the temperature.
mbbf8e436a73b96c5_1527752263647_0Teacher's comment
We cannot directly measure the kinetic energy of molecules and determine its mean value. However, as you probably know, there are instruments to measure the actual value of the temperature.

3. How do the particles of the body behave when the temperature the body increases?

The temperature rises when the energy of molecules in motion also increases. The movement may be associated with the movement of the molecules (e.g. in a gas), with the vibrations of atoms and molecules (e.g. in a crystal).

4. Is there the lowest possible temperature of the body?

Zero on the Kelvin scale, also called the absolute or the absolute zero, is the lowest possible temperature in nature and corresponds to the situation when all motions of the atoms and molecules of which matter is built stop. Then, the molecules have zero kinetic energy.

Teacher's comment

In fact, it is impossible to reach the temperature of zero in Kelvin scale. In any other situation, the Kelvin temperature is a value directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of atoms or molecules.

5. What are temperature scales for?

Temperature scales are ordered temperature values (taken as defined thermal states) presented in the form of a number and temperature unit.

Defining the temperature scale requires:

1) Assuming at least one temperature as the basic point of the scale and assigning this temperature a specific value (e.g. at normal pressure, at 0°C water changes its state from liquid to solid and vice versa).

2) Determining the appropriate unit of temperature.

Teacher's comment

The temperature of the interphase equilibrium (e.g. the boiling point, the freezing point, the melting point or the triple point of pure substances) are most often the basic points on the temperature scale. The most frequently selected points and substances are characterized by high reproducibility and immutability, e.g. the temperature of the triple point of water (273,15 K = 0Indeks górny oC) or the boiling point of water (100Indeks górny oC) under the pressure of 101325 Nm3 (1 physical atmosphere).

Because temperature is one of the values that are measured indirectly, i.e. by measuring other values depending on the temperature, the determination of the temperature unit results from the assumed dependence between the selected property of a specific body and the temperature. The relationship between the volume of the liquid and the temperature is used in liquid thermometers. This property is called the thermal expansion of a liquid. Bimetal thermometers are also often used. In this kind of thermometers the length of the body depends on the temperature.

6. How is the absolute temperature scale defined?

The Kelvin scale is the basic unit of temperature in the SI system. In this scale the water triple point was assigned to the value which equals 273,15 K. The absolute zero temperature is assumed to be the zero value on this scale. The unit of temperature in this scale is Kelvin (1 K). The value of T was selected in such a way that between the temperature value Tk in the Kelvin scale and the temperature value Tc in the Celsius scale the following relationship holds:

Tc=Tk-273,15

Tk=Tc+ 273,15

7. Define the Celsius temperature scale.

The Celsius scale is based on two constant points: 0°C – the melting point of the ice at normal pressure and 100°C – the boiling point of water at the normal pressure. The unit of temperature in this scale is one degree Celsius (1°C).

Teacher's comment

Initially, the Celsius scale was determined on the basis of the thermal changes in the volume of mercury. Then after many improvements it was transformed into the International Practical Temperature Scale.

8. Compare the Celsius scale with the Kevin scale.

One degree on the Celsius temperature scale is always equal to one Kelvin. The Kelvin scale is similar to the Celsius scale, and the only difference between them is to shift the numerical values in both scales in relation to each other by a constant value.

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9. Define the concept of heat.

Heat in physics is one of the methods of transmitting internal energy to the thermodynamic system by transmitting the energy of the chaotic movement of particles (atoms, molecules, ions). The second method to transfer internal energy is work.

Teacher's comment

Heat also means the amount of internal energy transferred in the heat process. To avoid misunderstandings, to differentiate heat as a physical phenomenon from heat as a physical quantity, it is possible to use the term heat exchange or thermal energy flow to determine the process, and the notion of the amount of heat for physical quantity which determines the change in the internal energy caused by this phenomenon.

10. What is the difference between temperature and heat?

Temperature is a measure of the thermal state of the body (substance).
Heat is a form of energy that can be transmitted (given back or received).

Teacher's comment

If there are two bodies of the same temperature and they get in contact, there is no energy flow (i.e. heat). The different temperature of the bodies, after they get in contact, will cause the flow of this energy, because the system will strive to be in the equilibrium state (in this case one body will give some energy, the other will absorb it and the whole system will stabilise after reaching a new temperature - between their initial values).

11. Can we talk about heat even at very low temperatures?

Yes! If only bodies with different temperatures (even very low) are in contact with each other, then the flow of heat occurs.

Lesson summarymbbf8e436a73b96c5_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

The physical quantity called temperature is related to the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules - two bodies have the same temperature if the average kinetic energy of their atoms or molecules is the same. Bodies with higher temperature have a higher value of the average kinetic energy of their atoms and molecules.

On the Kelvin scale (also known as the absolute temperature scale) the temperature is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of atoms or molecules.

On the Celsius scale, the zero point is the temperature at which water freezes, and 100 degrees is the temperature at which the water boils at normal atmospheric pressure.

Zero Kelvin (also referred to as absolute zero) is the lowest possible temperature in nature; at this temperature the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is zero (atoms and molecules are in stillness).

The temperature difference in the Celsius scale and the absolute scale is equal.

Selected words and expressions used in the lesson plan

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