Chemical Thermodynamics

This module introduces the fundamentals of classical chemical thermodynamics. For the interpretation of the introduced thermodynamic quantities an atomistic and statistical interpretation is given. The major topics covered include: (1) Properties of matter in the gas phase (ideal gas & real gas), (2) First law of thermodynamics (work & heat), (3) Reversible and irreversible processes and the second law of thermodynamics (entropy and its statistical interpretation), (4) The thermodynamic state functions (inner energy, free energy, enthalpy, free enthalpy) and the fundamental equations in thermodynamics (Gibbs’ equations, Gibbs-Helmholtz equation, Maxwell equations), (5) Multicomponent systems and chemical potential, (6) Chemical equilibrium.