B.4 Thermodynamics HL
IB Physics
The first and second laws of thermodynamics, and entropy.
Standards names and details may remain in English in non-English interfaces.
Core
- Isothermal compression → Download lab sheet →
- Isobaric heating → Download lab sheet →
- Isochoric heating → Download lab sheet →
- Adiabatic expansion → Download lab sheet →
- Carnot cycle → Download lab sheet →
- Otto cycle → Download lab sheet →
- Refrigerator (reversed Carnot) → Download lab sheet →
- Stirling cycle → Download lab sheet →
- Isothermal expansion — entropy change → Download lab sheet →
- Reversible Carnot cycle — entropy → Download lab sheet →
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Other units in IB Physics
- A.1 Kinematics
- A.2 Forces and momentum
- A.3 Work, energy and power
- A.4 Rigid body mechanics
- A.5 Galilean and special relativity
- B.5 Current and circuits
- C.2 Wave model
- C.3 Wave phenomena
- D.1 Gravitational fields
- D.2 Electric and magnetic fields
- D.4 Induction
- E.1 Structure of the atom
- E.2 Quantum physics
- E.3 Radioactive decay