Chemical Potential: Pressure, Fugacity, & More

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Chemical potentials can be expressed using a logarithmic term that incorporates pressure, fugacity, concentration, activity coefficients multiplied by concentration, mole fraction, and mole fraction multiplied by activity coefficients. Advanced thermodynamics literature is essential for a comprehensive understanding of these concepts. Key references include "Thermodynamics" by Lewis and Randall, "Matter in Equilibrium" by Berry, Rice, and Ross, and "Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics" by Smith and Van Ness.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of chemical potential and its mathematical representation
  • Familiarity with thermodynamic concepts such as fugacity and activity coefficients
  • Knowledge of mole fractions and their significance in thermodynamics
  • Basic grasp of real versus ideal gas behavior
NEXT STEPS
  • Study "Thermodynamics" by Lewis and Randall for foundational concepts
  • Explore "Matter in Equilibrium" by Berry, Rice, and Ross for modern perspectives
  • Review "Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics" by Smith and Van Ness for practical applications
  • Investigate the implications of real gas behavior on chemical potential calculations
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Chemists, chemical engineers, and students of thermodynamics seeking to deepen their understanding of chemical potential and its applications in real-world scenarios.

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Chemical potentials can be written with an an ln term which has pressure, fugacity, concentration, activity coeff times concentration, mole fraction, and mole fraction times activity coeff. Is there any source that makes sense of this?
 
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AndrewBworth said:
Chemical potentials can be written with an an ln term which has pressure, fugacity, concentration, activity coeff times concentration, mole fraction, and mole fraction times activity coeff. Is there any source that makes sense of this?

You will need to look at more advanced thermodynamics books for discussion of things like this. Lewis and Randall (Pitzer and Brewer) "Thermodynamics" has a lot of discussion of these things, though the language is kind of stilted. Another, more modern, textbook is Berry, Rice and Ross "Matter in Equilibrium"

Basically, all of these things are things that are used that take into account the behavior of real species, as compared to their ideal counterparts.
 
Smith and van ness is also a good book that covers all of this.
 

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