1.7.13 · Physics › Thermodynamics
First Law bas conservation of energy hai, jo gases ke liye dress up ki gayi hai.
Energy create ya destroy nahi ho sakti — to agar tum gas mein heat daalo, wo energy
kahin na kahin jaayegi . Ya to (1) gas ki internal energy badhegi
(molecules tezi se hilenge → zyada hot), ya (2) gas ek piston ko bahar push karke kaam karegi.
Aur kuch nahi. Yahi poora law hai.
Definition Teeno quantities
U — internal energy : total microscopic energy (kinetic + potential of saare molecules). Ek state function — sirf current state ( P , V , T ) par depend karta hai, path par nahi.
Q — heat : energy jo temperature difference ki wajah se transfer hoti hai. Ek path function hai (depend karta hai ki tum wahaan kaise pahunche).
W — work : energy jo gas dwara surroundings ko push karne se transfer hoti hai (volume change). Ye bhi ek path function hai.
U state function kyun hai lekin Q , W nahi?
Ek lake ke baare mein socho. Paani ka level (U ) lake ki abhi ki property hai.
Lekin "baarish mein aana" (Q ) aur "nadi se bahar jaana" (W ) processes hain — tum
same level tak bahut saari baarish & bahut saare outflow se, ya thode-thode se pahunch sakte ho.
d U ek exact differential hai; d Q aur d W inexact hain (isliye aksar
δ Q , δ W likhe jaate hain).
Definition Physics (IUPAC-vs-Clausius) convention — JEE/NEET & zyaadatar physics books mein use hoti hai
d U = d Q − d W
Symbol
Positive jab…
Matlab
Q > 0
heat gas MEIN add ho
gas heat absorb karta hai
Q < 0
heat gas SE remove ho
gas heat release karta hai
W > 0
gas surroundings par kaam kare (expand ho, d V > 0 )
energy gas se bahar jaati hai
W < 0
surroundings gas par kaam karein (compress ho, d V < 0 )
energy gas mein aati hai
Common mistake Steel-man: "Chemistry mein
d U = d Q + d W hota hai, to physics book galat hai!"
Kyun sahi lagta hai: Chemists Δ U = Q + W likhte hain aur ye contradictory lagta hai.
Sachai: Ye same physics hai, bas W ki alag definition hai.
Physics: W = kaam gas dwara → d U = d Q − d W .
Chemistry: W = kaam gas par → d U = d Q + W on .
Kyunki W by = − W on , dono identical Δ U dete hain.
Fix: Sign plug karne se pehle hamesha pucho "Kiska kaam — gas dwara ya gas par?"
Common mistake Steel-man: "Compression matlab mein energy add kar raha hoon, to
W positive hona chahiye."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: Compress karna does gas mein energy pump karta hai — positive lagta hai.
Sachai: Physics convention mein W kaam hai gas dwara . Compression ke dauran
d V < 0 , isliye W = ∫ P d V < 0 . Energy in dikhti hai − W > 0 ke roop mein d U = d Q − d W mein.
Fix: d V ka sign track karo, apni gut feeling ke baare mein nahi ki "energy andar aa rahi hai."
Worked example Example 2 — Compression ke saath heat release
Ek gas compress hoti hai, surroundings us par 150 J kaam karte hain, aur wo 90 J heat release karti hai. Δ U nikalo.
Signs: Gas par kaam = 150 J ⇒ W by = − 150 J. Heat release ⇒ Q = − 90 J.
Kyun? Hamare formula mein W gas dwara kaam hai; surroundings kaam karte hain, isliye ye negative hai.
Apply karo: Δ U = Q − W = ( − 90 ) − ( − 150 ) = + 60 J.
Kyun? 150 J pump in, 90 J heat ke roop mein bahar → net +60 J store hua.
Worked example Example 4 — Adiabatic process
Ek gas adiabatically compress hoti hai; us par 200 J kaam kiya jaata hai. Δ U aur temperature trend nikalo.
Key fact: Adiabatic ⇒ Q = 0 . Gas par kaam ⇒ W by = − 200 J.
Kyun? Adiabatic mein koi heat exchange nahi; compression kaam hai gas par .
Apply karo: Δ U = 0 − ( − 200 ) = + 200 J ⇒ gas heat up hoti hai .
Kyun? Energy sirf kaam se aa sakti hai; sab internal energy mein store ho jaati hai.
Intuition Agar sirf ye yaad rakho
d U = d Q − d W energy conservation hai.
W = kaam gas dwara = ∫ P d V (expand hone par positive).
U sirf state par depend karta hai (ideal gas ke liye T ); Q , W path par depend karte hain.
Special cases: isothermal → Δ U = 0 ; adiabatic → Q = 0 ; isochoric → W = 0 ; isobaric → W = P Δ V .
"QUWe by" → Δ U = Q − W , jahan W kaam hai gas dwara .
Socho: Q ueue (heat line lagaake andar aane ke liye) minus gas ka W alking out
(piston bahar push karna = bahar jaana). Jo andar rehta hai = Δ U .
Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bachche ko samjhao
Socho tumhara pet gas ka ek balloon hai. Khana khaana = heat Q andar jaana.
Wo energy ya to tumhe andar se garam karti hai (Δ U ) ya tumhe
push karne aur cheezein uthane detaa hai (W ) . Agar tum 500 calories khao aur push-ups
karte hue 200 burn karo, 300 stored rehti hain. Yahi First Law hai: *jo tum khaate ho = jo tum store karte ho
jo tum spend karte ho.* Aur "andar ki garmahat" sirf is par depend karti hai ki tum abhi kitne hot ho,
is par nahi ki kaise hot hue — lekin "khaana khaya" aur "kaam kiya" journey par depend karte hain.
Physics convention mein First Law batao Δ U = Q − W , jahan W gas dwara kiya gaya kaam hai.
U state function kyun haiYe sirf current state ( P , V , T ) par depend karta hai, liye gaye path par nahi.
Q aur W path functions kyun hainYe processes describe karte hain; inki values is par depend karti hain ki system kaise change hua, sirf endpoints par nahi.
d W = P d V derive karoPiston par gas ki force = P A ; work = P A d x = P d V kyunki A d x = d V .
Gas expand hone par W ka sign Positive (d V > 0 , gas surroundings par kaam karti hai).
Gas compress hone par W ka sign Negative (d V < 0 ); equivalently surroundings gas par positive work karte hain.
Isothermal ideal-gas process ke liye, Δ U = ? Zero, kyunki U sirf T par depend karta hai aur T constant hai.
Adiabatic process mein kaun sa term zero hota hai Q = 0 , isliye Δ U = − W .
Chemistry Δ U = Q + W likhti hai — contradiction? Nahi; wahaan W kaam hai gas PAR = − W by , same physics.
500 J heat andar, 200 J kaam gas dwara: Δ U ?500 − 200 = + 300 J.