Consider the words or phrases below and drop them in the bucket that you would most associate with the word or phrase in the the
rmodynamic context. In cases where you think they could go in two buckets, consider (even write down) what conditions are necessary for each condition. Thermo is all about the conditions... Group the following words into
1. non equilibrium,
2 equilibrium phase cahnge, and
3. equilibrium reaction.
Heat of vaporization
saturated solution
mass movement
unsaturated solution
condensation
heat of fusion
vapor pressure
normal boiling poin
Ksp
solubility
Ka
Nonequilibrium processes are those processes that are irreversible. They often lead to an increase in entropy of the system.
In chemical systems, a state of equilibrium is said to have been attained when the rate of the forward process equals the rate of the reverse process. This is true for both chemical reaction and phase changes. A state of equilibrium connotes a constancy in physical properties of a system over a period of time.
