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. Thermodynamics:




Zainab Modan

,Zainab Modan Thermodynamics is the study of energy and its transformation.

THERMODYNAMICS
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energy
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1. FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
• energy cannot be created nor destroyed.
• Therefore, the total energy of the universe is a constant.
• Energy can, however, be converted from one form to another or transferred from a system to the surroundings or vice versa

Two ways for energy to be transferred
Heat gained by the system Heat lost by the system




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SPONTANEOUS PROCESSES

• Spontaneous processes are those that can proceed
without any outside intervention, i.e. without ongoing
input of energy from outside the system.
• The gas in vessel B will spontaneously effuse into
vessel A, but once the gas is in both vessels, it will
not spontaneously return to vessel B.


• Processes that are spontaneous in one direction are nonspontaneous in the reverse direction.
• Spontaneity does not predict the rate (speed) of the reaction
*SPONTANEOUS DOESN’T MEAN FAST *
• Rusting of an iron nail is spontaneous and slow.
• Processes that are spontaneous at one temperature may be nonspontaneous at other temperatures.
– Above 0 oC, it is spontaneous for ice to melt. ( s ) → (e) : spontaneous
– Below 0 oC, the reverse process is spontaneous (e) → (s ) : not span .

, REVERSIBLE PROCESSES IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES

-In a reversible process the system changes in • Irreversible processes cannot be undone by exactly
such a way that the system and surroundings can be reversing the change to the system.
put back in their original states by exactly • Spontaneous processes are irreversible.
reversing the process.
-The direction of heat flow can be changed by an
Infinitesimal change in T or another property.




• In an spontaneous process, the path
between reactants and products is
irreversible.
• The system cannot return to its original
state without there being a permanent
• Chemical systems in equilibrium are reversible. change in the surroundings.
• Both the system and its surroundings can be
restored to their original state


Thermodynamics gives us the direction of a process. It cannot predict the speed at which the process will occur.
Direction of a process can be exothermic or endothermic.



ENTROPY
Entropy – measure of the disorder/randomness of a system.
• Entropy (S) is a term coined by Rudolph Clausius in the 19th century.
• Clausius was convinced of the significance of the ratio of heat (q) delivered and the temperature (T) at which it is delivered

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Entropy ,
↳ Temperature
• Entropy – measure of the disorder/randomness of a system.
• It is related to the various modes of motion in molecules. Entropy increases with the
• Like internal energy, E, and enthalpy, H, entropy (S) is a state freedom of motion of molecules.
function. 05 =
Therefore,
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S(g) > S(l) > S(s)
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• For a process occurring at constant temperature (an isothermal process), the change in entropy is
equal to the heat that would be transferred if the process were reversible divided by the temperature:
Heat transferred under
Eren →
reversible conditions
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I The units of entropy are J K-1
Temp at which process takes place



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