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The Constant Entropy Path for a Chemical Reaction
The internal energy minimum as a criterion for equilibrium is here discussed in reference to a chemical reaction. That a non-isolated system at constant entropy and volume heads for a state of minimum internal energy is here shown via a thermodynamic analysis of the para-ortho isomerization reaction...
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Published in: | Educación química 2010-04, Vol.21 (2), p.163-169 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | The internal energy minimum as a criterion for equilibrium is here discussed in reference to a chemical reaction. That a non-isolated system at constant entropy and volume heads for a state of minimum internal energy is here shown via a thermodynamic analysis of the para-ortho isomerization reaction of hydrogen. The analysis brings forward the equations for the heat flow rate and temperature decreasing regime the reaction system has to comply with if a constant entropy path is to be accessed.
El mínimo de energía interna como criterio de equilibrio es aquí discutido con relación a una reacción química. El que un sistema no aislado, a entropía y volumen constantes, tienda a un estado de energía interna mínima se muestra aquí a través de un análisis termodinámico de la reacción de isomerización orto-para del hidrógeno. El análisis permite identificar las ecuaciones para los regímenes de flujo de calor y descenso de temperatura a los que debe someterse el sistema de reacción a efecto de acceder a una trayectoria evolutiva a entropía constante. |
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ISSN: | 0187-893X |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0187-893X(18)30167-8 |