Discusses entropy, isentropic transformations, and the Clausius-Kelvin prohibitions, as well as the Carnot cycle and the efficiency of machines with two heat sources.
Explores the conservation of energy in thermodynamic systems through heat and work interactions, introducing internal energy, enthalpy, and heat capacity.
Explores metal speciation, complexation, kinetics of ligand exchange reactions, and the relationship between thermodynamics and kinetics for metal complexes.