2.1.1 System and surroundings System:the specific part of the universe we are studying Surroundings:the rest of the universe outside the system Open system:a system can exchange mass and energy with its surroundings Closed system:a system exchanges energy but not matter with its surroundings Isolated system:a system exchange neither mass nor energy with its surroundings2.1.1 System and surroundings System:the specific part of the universe we are studying Surroundings:the rest of the universe outside the system Open system: a system can exchange mass and energy with its surroundings Closed system: a system exchanges energy but not matter with its surroundings Isolated system: a system exchange neither mass nor energy with its surroundings