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    Table of Contents:
    1. The Nature of Thermodynamics
    2. Equations of State
    3. The First Law of Thermodynamics
    4. Applications of the First Law
    5. Consequences of the First Law
    6. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
    7. Applications of the Second Law
    8. Thermodynamic Potentials
    9. The Chemical Potential and Open Systems
    10. The Third Law of Thermodynamics
    11. Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788131766354
  • Publisher Date: 2001
  • No of Pages: 456
  • Publisher: Pearson
  • Binding: Paperback

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