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:<math>\left.H\right.=U+pV</math>
:<math>\left.H\right.=U+pV</math>


''(-pV)'' is a ''conjugate pair''. The differential of this function is
where <math>U</math>  is the [[internal energy]], <math>p</math> is the [[pressure]], <math>V</math> is the volume and ''(-pV)'' is a ''conjugate pair''. The differential of this function is


:<math>\left.dH\right.=dU+pdV+Vdp</math>
:<math>\left.dH\right.=dU+pdV+Vdp</math>

Revision as of 16:19, 29 January 2008

Definition of the enthalpy, H

where is the internal energy, is the pressure, is the volume and (-pV) is a conjugate pair. The differential of this function is

From the Second law of thermodynamics one obtains

thus we arrive at

For H(S,p) we have the following total differential