Thermodynamic properties of pure phases
B. Mishra
PART – 1 Thermodynamic properties of pure phases
Introduction
This introductory section deals with some of the integral properties of chemical thermodynamics along with the most pertinent expressions and finally derivation of equation of state (EOS) for pure phases involving G, H, S, V and Cp at equilibrium P-T. System:
The study of any special branch of physics starts with separation of a restricted
region of space or finite portion of matter separated from the rest of the universe by a distinct boundary. The portion that is set aside (in the imagination) and on which the attention is focused is called the system, and everything outside the system, which has a direct bearing on its behaviour, is known as the surroundings. Hence, system is a restricted region of space or a finite portion of matter separated from the rest of the universe by a distinct boundary. Furthermore, there are open-, closed- and isolated systems, depending on transfer of energy (heat) and matter (mass). While open systems transfer both, the closed ones only transfer energy not mass. Isolated systems on the other hand do not transfer either energy or mass.
Phase:
A phase is defined as a system or a part of the system composed of any
number of chemical constituents satisfying the requirements that, (a) it is chemically homogenous, and (b) it has a definite boundary.
Components: The minimum number of chemical species necessary to explain the chemical variability of a system (system component) or phase (phase component). Thermodynamic coordinates of a system
In thermodynamics, the attention is directed to the interior of a system, and the need to evolve a set of parameters that have bearing on the internal state of a system. These parameters (macroscopic or microscopic) are then related through equation of state that,
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