The first law of thermodynamics can be represented by the following equation. ΔU = q + w Here, q represents the amount of heat absorbed by the system and w represents the work done on the system by the surroundings. When a system undergoes a change that causes heat to flow into the system and causes the system to do work on the surroundings, what will be the signs on q and w ? Select the correct answer below: positive q, positive w positive q, negative w negative q, positive w negative q, negative w

The first law of thermodynamics can be represented by the following equation. ΔU = q + w Here, q represents the amount of heat absorbed by the system and w represents the work done on the system by the surroundings. When a system undergoes a change that causes heat to flow into the system and causes the system to do work on the surroundings, what will be the signs on q and w ? Select the correct answer below: positive q, positive w positive q, negative w negative q, positive w negative q, negative w

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The first law of thermodynamics can be represented by the following equation.
Δ U = q + w
Here, q represents the amount of heat absorbed by the system and w represents the work done on the system by the surroundings.
When a system undergoes a change that causes heat to flow into the system and causes the system to do work on the surroundings, what will be the signs on q and w ?
Select the correct answer below: positive q , positive w positive q , negative w negative q , positive w negative q , negative w

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