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The First Law of Thermodynamics

The first law of thermodynamics

The first law of thermodynamics

Shown are two examples of energy being transferred from one system to another and transformed from one form to another. Humans can convert the chemical energy in food, like this ice cream cone, into kinetic energy by riding a bicycle. Plants can convert electromagnetic radiation (light energy) from the sun into chemical energy.

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