Thermodynamics: Single/Homogeneous Phase Differences

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The discussion clarifies the distinctions between single phase and homogeneous phase in thermodynamics. A single phase refers to a state where the material exists entirely as solid, liquid, or gas, while a homogeneous phase indicates spatial uniformity in composition. The fundamental relation dg = vdp - sdT applies to homogeneous phases of constant composition, meaning that the mole fractions of all species remain unchanged. In multi-component systems, constant composition implies that the chemical potential does not affect the free energy per mole of the mixture.

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I tried , but cannot think of any experimental way . I guess my domain of knowledge is restricted to theoretical part .
 
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Rahulx084 said:
I tried , but cannot think of any experimental way . I guess my domain of knowledge is restricted to theoretical part .
What you would do is prepare 2 samples of the gas with n moles total in each. The number of moles of species i in each sample would then be ##n_{i}=nx_{i}##. In one of these samples you would then add a small amount of species i so ##n_{i}=nx_{i}+\delta##. You would then compress each of these samples at temperature T from low pressure to pressure P, and measure ##nZ_{i}=\frac{PV}{RT}## at each intermediate pressure along the way. Then, from the two samples at each pressure along the way, you would evaluate ##\bar{Z_i}=\frac{\Delta nZ_{i}}{\delta}## between the two samples. Then you would use these values to evaluate the integral.
 
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