The microscopic statement of the second law of thermodynamics

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1428-1431

  Novak, Igor ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; EDUCATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENTROPY; HEAT ENGINES; QUANTUM THEORY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION; MICROSCOPIC STATEMENT;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0348226433     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p1428     Document Type: Article

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