WHAT IS ABSOLUTE ZERO?



Absolute Zero could be defined in different ways as follows:

Absolute Zero is a state of minimum molecular movement

Absolute zero is that temperature at which disorder of a system reaches its minimum value.

Absolute Zero is a state of zero Entropy.

Absolute Zero is the temperature at which a “Heat Engine” can operate at 100 percent efficiency.

Absolute zero is the point where no more heat can be removed from a system, according to the absolute or thermodynamic temperature scale. This corresponds to 0 K or -273.15°C. In classical kinetic theory, there should be no movement of individual molecules at absolute zero.

A system at absolute zero will not have enough energy for transfer to other systems. It is therefore correct to say that molecular kinetic energy is minimal at absolute zero i.e; the motion of molecules in a system is least at absolute zero

Absolute zero is defined as 0 (zero) K on the Kelvin scale and as −273.15°C on the Celsius scale. This equates to −459.67°F on the Fahrenheit scale.

The third law of thermodynamics says absolute zero is not obtainable in a finite number of steps (and it is impossible to practically have an infinite number of steps.

You couldn't send a current through a wire at absolute zero because the electrons would not move.
The critical point when there is more resistance is absolute zero itself.

The ideal gas law says that PV=nRT. This means that in order for the temperature to be 0 (absolute 0), P or V would have to be zero. An actual gas cannot have a Pressure or Volume of zero and still have mass. This is a reason while absolute zero is unobtainable.

What is triple point of water?

The triple point of any substance is that temperature and pressure at which the material can coexist in all three phases (solid, liquid and gas) in equilibrium.Triple point of water is a single point in P-T phase diagram of water where the three phases of water coexist.




The triple point of water is defined to take place at 273.16 K, where K is the SI unit Kelvin. Unlike Celsius and Fahrenheit scales, Kelvin is not measured using degrees; we merely say "Kelvin."
It is important to note that the pressure the triple point exists at is 4.58 torr in SI units or .006 atm.