On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances
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On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances is a foundational 1876–1878 treatise in thermodynamics by Josiah Willard Gibbs that introduced key concepts of chemical thermodynamics and phase equilibrium, including the Gibbs free energy.
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| On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
scientific treatise
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thermodynamics treatise ⓘ work of chemical thermodynamics ⓘ |
| author | Josiah Willard Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
chemist
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physicist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
chemical thermodynamics
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physical chemistry ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| hasKeyIdea |
conditions for coexistence of phases
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criteria for spontaneous processes ⓘ generalization to multicomponent systems ⓘ mathematical formulation of phase equilibria ⓘ use of energy and entropy to determine equilibrium ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern chemical thermodynamics
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phase diagram theory ⓘ physical chemistry as a discipline ⓘ statistical mechanics development ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Gibbs free energy
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Gibbs–Duhem equation NERFINISHED ⓘ chemical potential ⓘ conditions for phase equilibrium ⓘ phase rule ⓘ thermodynamic potential ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | scientific journal ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| publicationType |
journal article
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monograph ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of physical chemistry
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cornerstone of chemical thermodynamics ⓘ foundational work in thermodynamics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
chemical equilibrium
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energy and entropy in equilibrium ⓘ equilibrium of heterogeneous systems ⓘ heterogeneous phases ⓘ multicomponent systems ⓘ phase equilibria ⓘ thermodynamic stability ⓘ |
| volumeCount | two-part paper ⓘ |
| yearFirstPartPublished | 1876 ⓘ |
| yearSecondPartPublished | 1878 ⓘ |
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