Conventions in Heat of Reaction
Conventions in Heat of Reaction The Heat of Reaction (also known Enthalpy of Reaction) is the change in the enthalpy of chemical reaction that happens…
Chemistry
Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas: Joule-Thompson Porous Plug Experiments
The Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas: Joule-Thompson Porous Plug Experiments A more refined and sensitive experiment was carried out by Joule in conjunction with…
Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas: Joule’s Experiments
The Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas: Joule’s Experiments In an adiabatic expansion the work is done by the system on the surrounding at the…
Heat Capacity and Molar Heat Capacity
Molar heat capacity is calculated of the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one mole of a pure substance by one degree…
Work of Expansion in Thermodynamics
Work of Expansion The work involved in the change of volume of a gas against an external pressure is of considerable interest to chemists. The…
Constant Pressure Processes and Enthalpy in Thermodynamics
Constant Pressure Processes and Enthalpy In chemistry constant pressure processes are more common than constant volume processes since most reactions are usually carried out in…
Constant Volume Processes in Thermodynamics
Constant Volume Processes It the thermodynamic process is carried out at constant volume, w = 0, since dV = zero. Hence the first law equation…
Cyclic Process in Thermodynamics
The cyclic process A process in which a system goes from an initial state to a final state and returns back to the initial state…
Isochoric and Isobaric Processes in Thermodynamics
Isochoric and isobaric processes A thermodynamic process in which the volume is kept constant is known as an Isochoric process. For an isochoric process dV…
Isothermal and Adiabatic Processes in Thermodynamics
Isothermal and adiabatic processes Isothermal and adiabatic processes are common terms in thermodynamic while discussing the energy variation in form of heat. A process in…
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