According to the first law of thermodynamics, what could happen when heat is added to a system?

The first law of thermodynamics says that energy is conserved: heat added to a system can increase its internal energy or be transferred out as work done by the system. Thus, the added heat could be turned into work. Energy is not created or destroyed, and adding heat alone does not mean the system’s internal energy decreases.

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