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List of thermodynamic properties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of thermodynamic properties

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Main article: Intensive and extensive properties Specific properties are expressed on a per mass basis; in some circumstances other dimensions could be used, such as per-mole.

See also
Dimensionless numbers Thermodynamic databases for pure substances Thermodynamic variable

References
1. ^ Aylward, Gordon; Findlay, Tristan (2002), SI Chemical Data 5th ed. (5 ed.), Sweden: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 202, ISBN 0-470-80044-5 2. ^ Cengel, Yunus A.; Boles, Michael A. (2002). Thermodynamics: an engineering approach. Boston: McGrawHill. pp. 79. ISBN 0-07-121688-X.

Thermodynamic properties and their characteristics Property Activity Altitude Chemical potential Compressibility
(adiabatic)

Symbol

Units m kJ/mol

Extensive? Intensive? Conjugate Potential?

State Process qty.? qty.?

Particle number

, ,

Pa1 Pa1 Kkg/mol kg/m3

Compressibility
(isothermal)

Cryoscopic constant[1] Density Ebullioscopic constant Enthalpy Specific enthalpy Entropy Specific entropy Fugacity

J J/kg J/K J/(kg K) N/m

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Gas constant Specific gas constant

(for a particular substance)

J/K

J/(kg K)

Gibbs free energy Specific Gibbs free entropy Gibbs free entropy Grand / Landau potential Heat Heat capacity
(constant pressure)

J J/(kg K) J/K J J J/K

(entropic)

Specific heat capacity

(constant pressure)

J/(kgK)

Heat capacity
(constant volume)

J/K

Specific heat capacity

(constant volume)

J/(kgK)

Helmholtz free energy Helmholtz free entropy Internal energy Specific internal energy Internal pressure Mass Particle number Pressure Temperature Thermal conductivity

J J/K J J/kg Pa kg Pa K W/(mK)

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(entropic)

Chemical potential Volume Entropy

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Thermal diffusivity Thermal expansion (linear) Thermal expansion (area) Thermal expansion
(volumetric)

m/s K1 K1 K1 m3 m3/kg Pressure

Vapor quality[2] Volume Specific volume

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