The Second Law and Entropy

Contributed by:
Jonathan James
The highlights are:
1. Entropy and entropy changes
2. Second law of thermodynamics
3. Third law of thermodynamics
4. Gibbs free energy
5. Free energy changes
6. Free energy and temperature
1. First Law of Thermodynamics
• You will recall from Chapter 5 that
energy cannot be created nor
destroyed.
• Therefore, the total energy of the
universe is a constant.
• Energy can, however, be converted
from one form to another or transferred
from a system to the surroundings or
vice versa. Chemical
Thermodynamics
2. Spontaneous Processes
• Spontaneous processes
are those that can
proceed without any
outside intervention.
• The gas in vessel B will
spontaneously effuse into
vessel A, but once the
gas is in both vessels, it
will not spontaneously
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3. Spontaneous Processes
Processes that are
spontaneous in one
direction are
nonspontaneous in
the reverse
direction.
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4. Spontaneous Processes
• Processes that are spontaneous at one
temperature may be nonspontaneous at other
temperatures.
• Above 0C it is spontaneous for ice to melt.
• Below 0C the reverse process is spontaneous.
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5. Reversible Processes
In a reversible process
the system changes in
such a way that the
system and
surroundings can be
put back in their original
states by exactly
reversing the process.
Changes are
infinitesimally small in
a reversible process.
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6. Irreversible Processes
• Irreversible processes cannot be undone by
exactly reversing the change to the system.
• All Spontaneous processes are irreversible.
• All Real processes are irreversible.
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7. Entropy
• Entropy (S) is a term coined by Rudolph
Clausius in the 19th century.
• Clausius was convinced of the
significance of the ratio of heat
delivered and the temperature at which
it is delivered, q
T
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8. Entropy
• Entropy can be thought of as a measure
of the randomness of a system.
• It is related to the various modes of
motion in molecules.
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9. Entropy
• Like total energy, E, and enthalpy, H,
entropy is a state function.
• Therefore,
S = Sfinal  Sinitial
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10. Entropy
• For a process occurring at constant
temperature (an isothermal process):
qrev = the heat that is transferred when the
process is carried out reversibly at a constant
temperature.
T = temperature in Kelvin.
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11. Second Law of Thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics:
The entropy of the universe does not
change for reversible processes
and
increases for spontaneous processes.
Reversible (ideal):
Irreversible (real, spontaneous):
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12. Second Law of Thermodynamics
“You can’t break even”
Reversible (ideal):
Irreversible (real, spontaneous):
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13. Second Law of Thermodynamics
The entropy of the universe increases (real,
spontaneous processes).
But, entropy can decrease for individual systems.
Reversible (ideal):
Irreversible (real, spontaneous):
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14. Entropy on the Molecular Scale
• Ludwig Boltzmann described the concept of
entropy on the molecular level.
• Temperature is a measure of the average
kinetic energy of the molecules in a sample.
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15. Entropy on the Molecular Scale
• Molecules exhibit several types of motion:
 Translational: Movement of the entire molecule from
one place to another.
 Vibrational: Periodic motion of atoms within a molecule.
 Rotational: Rotation of the molecule on about an axis or
rotation about  bonds.
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16. Entropy on the Molecular Scale
• Boltzmann envisioned the motions of a sample of
molecules at a particular instant in time.
 This would be akin to taking a snapshot of all the
molecules.
• He referred to this sampling as a microstate of the
thermodynamic system.
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17. Entropy on the Molecular Scale
• Each thermodynamic state has a specific number of
microstates, W, associated with it.
• Entropy is
S = k lnW
where k is the Boltzmann constant, 1.38  1023 J/K.
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18. Entropy on the Molecular Scale
• more particles
-> more states -> more entropy
• higher T
-> more energy states -> more entropy
• less structure (gas vs solid)
-> more states -> more entropy
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19. Entropy on the Molecular Scale
• The number of microstates and,
therefore, the entropy tends to increase
with increases in
Temperature.
Volume (gases).
The number of independently moving
molecules.
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20. Entropy and Physical States
• Entropy increases with
the freedom of motion
of molecules.
• Therefore,
S(g) > S(l) > S(s)
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21. Solutions
Dissolution of a solid:
Ions have more entropy
(more states)
But,
Some water molecules
have less entropy
(they are grouped
around ions).
Usually, there is an overall increase in S.
(The exception is very highly charged ions that Chemical
Thermodynamics
make a lot of water molecules align around them.)
22. Entropy Changes
• In general, entropy
increases when
 Gases are formed from
liquids and solids.
 Liquids or solutions are
formed from solids.
 The number of gas
molecules increases.
 The number of moles
increases. Chemical
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23. Third Law of Thermodynamics
The entropy of a pure crystalline
substance at absolute zero is 0.
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24. Third Law of Thermodynamics
The entropy of a pure crystalline
substance at absolute zero is 0.
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25. Standard Entropies
• These are molar entropy
values of substances in
their standard states.
• Standard entropies tend
to increase with
increasing molar mass.
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26. Standard Entropies
Larger and more complex molecules have
greater entropies.
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27. Entropy Changes
Entropy changes for a reaction can be
calculated the same way we used for H:
S° for each component is found in a table.
Note for pure elements:
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28. Practical uses: surroundings & system
Entropy Changes in Surroundings
• Heat that flows into or out of the system
also changes the entropy of the
surroundings.
• For an isothermal process:
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29. Practical uses: surroundings & system
Entropy Changes in Surroundings
• Heat that flows into or out of the system also changes
the entropy of the surroundings.
• For an isothermal process:
• At constant pressure, qsys is simply
H for the system.
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30. Link S and H: Phase changes
A phase change is isothermal
(no change in T).
Entropysystem
For water:
Hfusion = 6 kJ/mol
Hvap = 41 kJ/mol
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If we do this reversibly: Ssurr = –Ssys Thermodynamics
31. Practical uses: surroundings & system
Entropy Change in the Universe
• The universe is composed of the system and
the surroundings.
Therefore,
Suniverse = Ssystem + Ssurroundings
• For spontaneous processes
Suniverse > 0
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32. Practical uses: surroundings & system
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= – Gibbs Free Energy Thermodynamics
33. Practical uses: surroundings & system
= – Gibbs Free Energy
Make this equation nicer:
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34. Practical uses: surroundings & system
…Gibbs Free Energy
TSuniverse is defined as the Gibbs free
energy, G.
For spontaneous processes: Suniverse > 0
And therefore: G < 0
G is easier to determine than Suniverse.
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Use G to decide if a process is spontaneous.
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35. Gibbs Free Energy
1. If G is negative, the
forward reaction is
spontaneous.
2. If G is 0, the system
is at equilibrium.
3. If G is positive, the
reaction is spontaneous
in the reverse direction.
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36. Standard Free Energy Changes
Standard free energies of formation, Gf
are analogous to standard enthalpies of
formation, Hf.
G can be looked up in tables,
or
calculated from S° and H.
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37. Free Energy Changes
Very key equation:
This equation shows how G changes with
temperature.
(We assume S° & H° are independent of T.)
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38. Free Energy and Temperature
• There are two parts to the free energy
equation:
 H— the enthalpy term
 TS — the entropy term
• The temperature dependence of free
energy comes from the entropy term.
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39. Free Energy and Temperature
By knowing the sign (+ or -) of S and H,
we can get the sign of G and determine if a
reaction is spontaneous.
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40. Free Energy and Equilibrium
Remember from above:
If G is 0, the system is at equilibrium.
So G must be related to the equilibrium
constant, K (chapter 15). The standard free
energy, G°, is directly linked to Keq by:
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41. Free Energy and Equilibrium
Under non-standard conditions, we need to use
G instead of G°.
Q is the reaction quotiant from chapter 15.
Note: at equilibrium: G = 0.
away from equil, sign of G tells which way rxn goes
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spontaneously. Thermodynamics
42. Gibbs Free Energy
1. If G is negative, the
forward reaction is
spontaneous.
2. If G is 0, the system
is at equilibrium.
3. If G is positive, the
reaction is spontaneous
in the reverse direction.
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