Question

define (a) an open and (b) an isolated thermodynamics system,give one example for each of them

Answer 1

An open system is asystem that freely exchanges energy and matter with its surroundings. For instance, when you are boiling soup in an open saucepan on a stove, energy and matter are being transferred to the surroundings through steam.



An isolated system is athermodynamic system that cannot exchange either energy or matter outside the boundaries of the system. eg. A thermos flask