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what is the difference between "thermodynamics in PHYSICS" and "thermodynamics in CHEMISTRY"

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Thermodynamics is a vast subject and its basic definition of Thermodynamics remains the same regardless of whether we study it in Chemistry or Physics.

It is defined as

The branch which deals with the movement of energy from one form to the other and the relation between heat and temperature with energy and work done is called thermodynamics.

In other terms, we can define thermodynamics as the science stream that deals with the study of the combined effects of heat and work on the changes of state of matter confined by the laws of thermodynamics.

Chemical reactions which release heat energy associated with it are converted into different usable forms based on the laws of thermodynamics. The fact that energy can only be transformed from one form to the other forms and its use in different industries is on the basis of energy transformation. We are aware that chemical reactions have energy associated with it. The laws of thermodynamics deal with energy changes during a reaction and are not concerned with the rate at which the reaction is proceeding.


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