Elements of Chemical Thermodynamics

1. Introduction Temperature Heat and Work Reversibility Perssure-Volume Work 2. The First Principle of Thermodynamics Energy Enthalpy Thermochemistry and Hess's Law Heat Capacity Kirchhoff's Equations Adiabatic Processes 3. The Second Principle of Thermodynamics Carnot Cycle The Concept of Entropy Evaluation of Entropy Changes 4. Consequences of the Thermodynamic Principles The Free Energies The Clapeyron Equation Ideal Solutions and Colligative Properties Equilibrium State and Equilibrium Constant Appendices Bibliographical Notes Some Operations of the Calculus Problems Thermochemical Data at 298.15° K Index