Thermochemistry

Thermochemistry is the application of thermodynamics to chemistry. It is also referred to as chemical thermodynamics.

Related Topics:
Thermodynamics - Chemistry

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Thermochemistry is used to predict the energy exchanges that occur in the following processes:

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• chemical reactions
• phase changes such as boiling and melting
• the formation of solutions

Thermochemistry is primarily concerned with the following state functions defined in thermodynamics:

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• Internal energy (U)
• Enthalpy (H).
• Entropy (S)
• Gibbs free energy (G)

Most identities in Thermochemistry arise from application of the first law of thermodynamics, the Law of Conservation of Energy, to these state function.

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See also Important publications in thermochemistry

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