Thermodynamics

This course is a part of Chemistry, a 18-course Topic series from Khan Academy.

Thermodynamics is the study of heat, "thermo," and work, "dynamics." We will be learning about energy transfer during chemical and physical changes, and how we can predict what kind of changes will occur. Concepts covered in this tutorial include the laws of thermodynamics, internal energy, heat, work, PV diagrams, enthalpy, Hess's law, entropy, and Gibbs free energy.

This course contains 4 segments:

Internal energy

An introduction to the first law of thermodynamics, internal energy, heat, work, and PV diagrams

Enthalpy

An introduction to enthalpy and Hess's law

Entropy

An introduction to the Carnot cycle and entropy

Gibbs free energy

An introduction to Gibbs free energy and how free energy relates to spontaneity and the equilibrium constant