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Thus, this expression is referred to by many as the ]; Gibbs showed that deviations of this quantity could be used to predict the direction of various natural chemical processes. Thus, this expression is referred to by many as the combined law of thermodynamics; Gibbs showed that deviations of this quantity could be used to predict the direction of various natural chemical processes.


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In thermodynamics, the combined law of thermodynamics is simply a mathemtical summation of the first law of thermodynamics and the second law of thermodynamics subsumed into a single concise mathematical statement as shown below:

d U − T d S + P d V ≤ 0 {\displaystyle dU-TdS+PdV\leq 0}

Here, U is internal energy, T is temperature, S is entropy, P is pressure, and V is volume.

Derivation

Starting from the first law, and neglecting differential details:

d U = d Q − d W {\displaystyle dU=dQ-dW\,}

From the second law we have:

d S = d Q / T {\displaystyle dS=dQ/T\,}

Hence:

d Q = T d S {\displaystyle dQ=TdS\,}

By substituting this into the first law, we have:

d U = T d S − d W {\displaystyle dU=TdS-dW\,}

Rearranging we have:

d U + d W − T d S = 0 {\displaystyle dU+dW-TdS=0\,}

Letting dW be pressure-volume work, we have:

d U + P d V − T d S = 0 {\displaystyle dU+PdV-TdS=0\,}

By assigning the quantity to the left of the equals sign the symbol G, as Willard Gibbs did in 1876, this reduces to the following at thermodynamic equilibrium:

d G = 0 {\displaystyle dG=0\,}

Or for a spontaneous process:

d G ≤ 0 {\displaystyle dG\leq 0\,}

Thus, this expression is referred to by many as the combined law of thermodynamics; Gibbs showed that deviations of this quantity could be used to predict the direction of various natural chemical processes.

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