Once you know how to calculate various Thermodynamic quantities involved in a reaction, the next thing you need to determine is whether the reaction is feasible or not. Will it occur as you imagine it or will nothing happen. How to determine it is what we will be covering in this post.
The basics that you need to know are :
- Knowledge of First Law of Thermodynamics
- How to calculate ΔQ, ΔW and ΔU for various processes.
- Concept of Cp and Cv
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