In Chapter 8, our experiences of the behavior of energy in nature were formalized into laws dealing with the conservation of energy, the natural direction of processes, and the absolute zero of temperature. These laws were used to relate important thermodynamic functions to easily measured properties. The thermodynamic functions, in turn, were used to determine the direction of reactions and the conditions necessary for equilibrium.
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