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Internal Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
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A system's internal energy changes by the heat it absorbs or releases plus the work done on or by it.
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A metal wire warms both when dropped in hot water, which adds heat, and when bent back and forth, which adds work.
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Heat and work are two separate routes to the same internal-energy change, not rival or mutually exclusive explanations.