Catalogue
Interactive Lab: Bicycle Pump
Mr Vilchez Science
Doing Work on a Gas
Bicycle Pump Thermodynamics
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Drag slider vigorously downward to pump!Mechanical Work Done
0 Joules (J)
Work = Force × distance. Applying physical force down the cylinder directly transfers energy into the gas system.
Internal Temperature
20°C
The converted mechanical Work directly increases the thermal Kinetic Energy profile of the particles. Note: Heat naturally dissipates over time.