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The first law of thermodynamics is strictly not a law at all since it cannot be verified experimentally. It should be called the first axiom of thermodynamics since it cannot be disproved (rather a different statement).
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© 1987 G. Boxer
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Boxer, G. (1987). First Law of Thermodynamics—Non-flow Processes. In: Work Out Engineering Thermodynamics. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09346-5_5
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