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What happens to the energy in a system when the system changes

What happens to the energy in a system when the system changes-example-1
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energy cannot be created or destroyed. If heat flows into a system or the surroundings do work on it, the internal energy increases and the sign of q and w are positive.

Step-by-step explanation:

This law says that there are two kinds of processes, heat and work, that can lead to a change in the internal energy of a system

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