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Chem CH 16
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
03/22/2010

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spontaneous process
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one that proceeds on its own without any continuous external influence
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entropy (S)
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the amount of molecular randomness in a system
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second law of thermodynamics
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in any spontaneous process, the total entropy of a system and its surroundings always increases
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Gibbs free energy (G)
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irreversible process
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enthalpy (H)
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the quantity E + PV
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first law of thermodynamics
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the total internal energy of an isolated system is constant
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third law of thermodynamics
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the entropy of a perfectly ordered crystalline substance at O K is zero
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reversible process
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