Answer to Question #291233 in Physical Chemistry for Pankaj

Question

Define chemical thermodynamics and outline its significance.

Answer 1

Chemical thermodynamics is the study of the interrelation of heat and work with chemical reactions or with physical changes of state within the confines of the laws of thermodynamics. ... Starting from the first and second laws of thermodynamics, four equations called the "fundamental equations of Gibbs" can be derived.