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Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Mixtures
What is Mixtures? Some examples of mixtures include mixtures of sand and water, mixtures of sugar and salt, and mixtures…
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Properties of Fluids
To understand the different properties of fluids, first, we have to understand what exactly is meant by the term fluids.…
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Different Branches of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is classified into the following four branches: Classical Thermodynamics Statistical Thermodynamics Chemical Thermodynamics Equilibrium Thermodynamics Classical Thermodynamics In classical…
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What is the Third Law of Thermodynamics?
Entropy, denoted by ‘S’, is a measure of the disorder/randomness in a closed system. It is directly related to the…
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Hydration
The formation of a solution involves the interaction of solute with solvent molecules. Many different liquids can be used as…
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Heat of Vaporization
Because the molecules of a liquid are in constant motion and possess a wide range of kinetic energies, at any…
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Heat of Sublimation
The molar heat (or enthalpy) of sublimation is the amount of energy that must be added to a mole of…
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Heat of Reaction
The Heat of Reaction (also known and Enthalpy of Reaction) is the change in the enthalpy of a chemical reaction that occurs…
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Latent and Sensible Heat
Latent heat is the energy absorbed by or released from a substance during a phase change from a gas to…
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VAN DER WAALS EQUATION OF STATE
The van der Waals equation was proposed in the year 1873. It was a first step towards taking into account…
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Equation of state for non-ideal gases
The P-V-T relationship for real gas needs modification of ideal gas laws. 1) Compressibility factor The compressibility factor Z is a correction…
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Properties of Pure Substances
Let us consider a system in a particular state. A change of state can take place due to energy transfer…
