Thermodynamics


Thermodynamics Definitions for various thermodynamic terms, such as heat capacity, enthalpy, endothermic and exothermic reactions,......

Exercise thermodynamics Boiling the referee. Sounds strange? Check it out.

Slide about Enthalpy (slide 8) A slide show.

Ionization Enthalpy It is under construction. You may check back later.

Enthalpy calculation An excercise using Gibbs free energy and enthalpy to calculate the boiling and freezing points of water. There is answer key to the problem.

Entropy, enthalpy, Gibbs energy relating to protein

Spontaneity Some FAQ's and answers regarding the spontaneity of a reaction.

Heat, Temperature and Others Physical properties about seawater, including the definitions for various terms.

Thermochemistry Many questions and answers related to thermochemistry such as reaction system, surroundings, heat of formation,........

Energy Balances A diagram of energy balance.

Energy Balance Equations Input of energy - output of energy = accumulation of energy in the process.

Enthalpy Diagram (constant pressure)

What Can You Learn From Calculation of the Change in Enthalpy? 1.formation of the molecule from its constituent elements.2.change of temperature at constant pressure.3.change of phase. 4.change of pressure at constant temperature.5.mixing of pure substances.

Heats of Formation Basic information about heats of formation.

Change in Heat of Formation and Temperature Delta H = cp* (T2- T1)

Calculation of H(T) Just equations.

Conversion of Heat and Work Without Chemical Reactions Energy conservation equations.

Conversion of Heat and Work in Chemical Reactions Just equations.

A Note about Chemical Reactions Some points you may get confused.

Heat of Reaction Example showing Hess's Law of constant heat summation.

More about Heat of Reaction and Heat of Formation Lecture review on thermodynamics.

Thermodynamic Laws and Others Lecture review on thermodynamic laws, many other thermodynamic terms with examples.

Specific Heat Capacity A lecture review on endothermic and exothermic reactions with examples.

Exercise Specific Heat

Quizz on Spontaneous and Non Spontaneous Reactions A number of questions for you.

Entropy (S) The Second Law of Thermodynamics tells us that the entropy of the universe is forever increasing. Pictures and movies.

Hess's Law Hess's Law: enthalpy is a state function. A step-by-step tutorial on using the Hess's Law to calculate the enthalpy of a reaction through examples.

Entropy Pictorially Pictures and movie.

More Entropy Pictorially

Slide about Entropy (slide 9-12) A slide show.

Entropy and Spontaneous Process Delta Suniverse > 0, for spontaneous processes. S is a measure of disorder or randomness.

Entropy in Action shown by an example

Entropy & Poker Example showing what entropy means.

Entropy and Energy What is the scientific meaning of energy? What does energy have to do with entropy?

The Second Law of Thermodynamics A tutorial on the second law.

The Entropy of Universe Never Decreases!? If so, why does the entropy of water decrease when it freezes?

Entropy & Disorder Entropy is sometimes referred to as a measure of the amount of "disorder" in a system. Lots of disorder = high entropy, while order = low entropy.

Entropy in "Entropy" You may understand what this means after you read this page.

Entropy Thermodynamic entropy is the measure of the disorganization in a system.

Entropy Change of Mixing Equations and various topics. Level is a little too high for beginners.

Quizz on Entropy

Another quizz on Entropy


Who was Gibbs? Biography of Gibbs, Josiah (1839-1903).

Gibbs Free Energy A question for calculation of Gibbs free energy.

Gibb's Free Energy and Equilibrium Lecture notes on thermodynamic laws.

Slide on Gibb's Free Energy (slides 13-14) A slide show.


Raolt's Law the partial pressure of a solute in equilibrium with a solution is equal to the mole fraction of the solute times the vapor pressure of the pure solute.

Slide on Raolt's Law (slide 25) A slide show.

Slide about First Law of Thermodynamics (slide 4) A slide show again.

Second Law of Thermodynamics and Biosphere Biosphere is getting more organized. Does this contradict with the second law of thermodynamics?

Slide about the Second Law of Thermodynamics (slide 9) A slide show again.


Table of Thermodynamic Properties I

Table of Thermodynamic Properties II

Table of Hf

Table of Specific Heats


Test yourself on Thermochemistry

Another Quizz in Thermodynamics

More Quiz Quiz Quiz


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