State and Equilibrium Flashcards
What? Where?
1
Q
Equilibrium
A
A state of balance
2
Q
Thermal equilibrium
A
same temperature throughout entire system
3
Q
Mechanical equilibrium
A
No change in pressure at any point of the system with time
4
Q
Phase equilibrium
A
when the mass of each phase reaches an equilibrium level and stays there
5
Q
Chemical equilibrium
A
no chemical reactions occur
6
Q
State postulate
A
The state of a simple compressible system is completely specified by two independent, intensive properties
7
Q
Process
A
Any change that a system undergoes from one equilibrium state to another
8
Q
Path
A
The series of states through which a system passes during a process
