Lecture

Thermodynamic Potentials

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This lecture covers the physical meaning of internal energy, enthalpy, Helmholtz free energy, and Gibbs free energy in a closed system exchanging work and heat at different temperatures. It explains the concept of energy minimization and the role of free energies as thermodynamic potentials.

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