Materials Science And Engineering Properties
Materials Science And Engineering Properties
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ISBN: 9781111988609
Author: Charles Gilmore
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.2P

(a)

To determine

The change in Gibbs free energy.

(b)

To determine

Whether the transformation is spontaneous or reversible.

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