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| ===== Defining A System ===== | ===== Defining A System ===== |
| When we refer to a quantity as "internal," we are referring to something that is //inside// the system we chose. | When we refer to a quantity as "internal," we are referring to something that is //inside// the system we chose. |
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| [{{ 184_notes:syssurr.png?250|This figure shows a system and its physical quantities (charge (q), mass, momentum (p), etc.) as well as the ways the surroundings can influence the system (force, heat, }}] | [{{ 184_notes:syssurr.png?250|This figure shows a system and its physical quantities (charge (q), mass, momentum (p), etc.) as well as the ways the surroundings can influence the system (force, heat, torque, etc.).}}] |
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| ==== The Surroundings ==== | ==== The Surroundings ==== |