Define the term enthalpy?

Sharad Jaiswal
Sharad Jaiswal

Posted On: Sep 23, 2020

 

Enthalpy is a thermodynamic quantity which represents the total heat content of a system. It is defined as the addition of the internal energy and the product of the (pressure and volume) of a thermodynamic system. It is a state function and its value depends upon pressure, composition and temperature of the system.

In symbols,

H= E+ PV

Where H represents the enthalpy

E represents Internal energy

Pressure (P) and Volume (V)

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