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ERIC Number: EJ371023
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Thermodynamics Should Be Built on Energy--Not on Heat and Work.
Barrow, Gordon M.
Journal of Chemical Education, v65 n2 p122-25 Feb 1988
Draws a distinction between the terms "heat and work" and "energy" in terms of the teaching of thermodynamics. Gives examples using enthalpy and constant pressure processes, free energy and spontaneity, and free energy and available mechanical energy. Concludes that there is no thermodynamic role for the terms "heat" and "work." (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Energy, Heat, Higher Education, Inorganic Chemistry, Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Thermodynamics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Entropy