A system absorbs 52 joules of heat and does work using 25 joules of energy. What is the change in the internal energy of the system?

By the first law of thermodynamics, the change in internal energy is heat absorbed minus work done by the system. Thus, ΔU = 52 J − 25 J = 27 J, so the change is 27 joules.

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