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Equilibrium And Advanced Thermodynamics: Balance In Chemical Reactions

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Some chemical reactions happen spontaneously, like metal rusting. Other reactions are non-spontaneous and need to absorb energy in order to occur. Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics, the principle of entropy, and the calculation of Gibbs free energy, scientists can predict which reactions will occur and vary the conditions to make more of the desired products. In equilibrium reactions, both products and reactants are always present. Equilibrium reactions in the human body are essential for life and can be exploited in chemical manufacturing as well. Part of the series Chemistry: Challenges And Solutions.

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Runtime: 28 minutes 27 seconds

Person in a science lab working with complex machinery. Caption: There is almost no limit to the ways we transmute matter.
Chemistry: Challenges And Solutions
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Plastic tube containing clear, pebble-like objects is attached to a larger tube. Caption: The gas is filling up a constant volume.
Chemistry: Challenges And Solutions
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Hollow glass tube with roughly diamond shaped object in the center surrounded by glowing light. Caption: you get the characteristic color of this purplish-blue.
Chemistry: Challenges And Solutions
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The periodic table of elements. A color-coded grid with letters representing each element. Caption: Each row of the table represents a pattern of chemical properties
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Geometric illustration of atoms. Caption: So here we've drawn in all the atoms.
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Gloved hand holding an electronic chip with a pair of tweezers. Caption: they call it an artificial leaf.
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Person in a lab setting filling a container from a faucet. Caption: A calorimeter is simply anything used to measure heat.
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Two glasses with colored liquid in them. One glass has a person holding a cylindrical electronic device in the liquid. Caption: and check the parts per million of solutes.
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4Fe+3O2+4H2O converts to 2Fe2O3*2H2O. Caption: This causes the iron to become a hydrated iron oxide,
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Person in a science lab. One beaker contains an orange liquid, and one beaker contains a green liquid. Caption: It's orange. That means its pH is 5.
Chemistry: Challenges And Solutions
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28 minutes 30 seconds
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