Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321993724
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
Ch. 16.1 - Is there (a) no temperature, (b) one temperature,...Ch. 16.2 - A hot rock with mass 250 g is dropped into an...Ch. 16.3 - The figure shows three slabs with the same...Ch. 16.3 - Prob. 16.4GICh. 16.4 - A houses thermostat fails, leaving the furnace...Ch. 16 - If system A is not in thermodynamic equilibrium...Ch. 16 - Does a thermometer measure its own temperature or...Ch. 16 - Compare the relative sizes of the kelvin, the...Ch. 16 - If you put a thermometer in direct sunlight, what...Ch. 16 - Why does the temperature in a stone building...
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