Chemical thermodynamics

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chemical-thermodynamics

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Chemical thermodynamics?Design and optimization of engines, chemical processes, and energy conversion technologies
2. What is the scientific domain?Physical chemistry, focusing on energy transformations in chemical systems
3. What is the theoretical basis?Derived from the first and second laws of thermodynamics

Enthalpy: A measure of the total energy of a thermodynamic system, including its internal energy and the product of pressure and volume.
Entropy: A measure of the disorder or randomness in a system, tending to increase in spontaneous processes.
Gibbs Free Energy: A thermodynamic potential that can be used to calculate the maximum reversible work that may be performed by a thermodynamic system at constant temperature and pressure.