Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: The first and second laws of thermodynamics were known before Gibbs wrote his great paper “Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances” that was published in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy in 1876 (1), but he completely changed the character of thermodynamics by showing it obeyed all the rules of calculus and introducing the chemical potential μ and what we now call the Gibbs energy, G. Obeying the rules of calculus means that there are many relationships between various thermodynamic properties.
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Author: Robert A. Alberty
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,430
OpenAlex ID: W2132997934