| thermodynamic equilibrium | |
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| Sometimes shortened to: equilibrium the condition of an isolated system in which the quantities that specify its properties, such as pressure, temperature, etc, all remain unchanged | |
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
thermodynamic equilibrium
condition or state of a thermodynamic system, the properties of which do not change with time and that can be changed to another condition only at the expense of effects on other systems. For a thermodynamic equilibrium system with given energy, the entropy is greater than that of any other state with the same energy. For a thermodynamic equilibrium state with given pressure and temperature, the Gibbs free energy is smaller than that of any other state with the same pressure and temperature.
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