Ebook: Physical Chemistry. Chemical Thermodynamics

Hindu College, Delhi –
110007. — 172 p.Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic process
Isothermal process
Adiabatic process
Isobaric process
Reversible process
Irreversible process
Cyclic process
Concept of internal energy, work and heat
Concept of internal energy
Concept of work in thermodynamics
Concept of heat in thermodynamics
Thermal equilibrium
The first law of thermodynamics
Definition of enthalpy
Characteristics of enthalpy
Heat capacity
Joule’s Law
Joule – Thomson Coefficient
Carnot theorem
Thermochemistry
Enthalpy of reaction
Enthalpy of combustion
Enthalpy of neutralization
Bond enthalpy
Kirchhoff’s equation
Second law of thermodynamics
Concept of entropy
Third law of thermodynamics
Nernst heat theorem
Concept of residual entropy
Evaluation of absolute entropy
Need of a new thermodynamic property
Gibbs energy
Gibbs energy change and useful work
Helmholtz energy