Exercises — Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
2.4.4 · D4· Physics › Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics (Advanced) › Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
Shuru karne se pehle, ek shared picture. Hum quantity (ek reaction ki free-energy change, absolute temperature se divide ki gayi) ko (temperature ka ulta — ek "thanda-pan" axis) ke against plot karenge. Parent note ne prove kiya ki us straight line ki slope hai, yaani enthalpy change. Is graph ko apne dimag mein rakho analysis problems ke liye.

Level 1 — Recognition
Goal: pehchano ki tum kaun sa form dekh rahe ho, aur har symbol ka matlab kya hai.
L1.1 In mein se kaun sa Gibbs–Helmholtz equation ka woh form hai jisme straight-line plot ko slope ke roop mein deta hai? (a) (b) (c)
Recall Solution L1.1
Answer hai (b).
- Har ek kya hai. (a) temperature form hai; iska slope constant nahi hai, isliye ye straight line nahi deta. (c) Gibbs–Helmholtz bilkul nahi hai — ye definition hai, yaani entropy relation.
- Kyun (b). Agar tum horizontal axis par aur vertical axis par rakh do, toh . Ek derivative jo ek constant ke barabar hai, woh ek straight line ki slope hai. Toh ko ke against plot karo aur slope napo, seedha mil jaata hai.
L1.2 Equation mein subscript ka kya matlab hai, aur woh wahan kyun hai?
Recall Solution L1.2
- Matlab. Subscript ka matlab hai "temperature change karte waqt aur derivative lete waqt pressure ko constant rakho". Partial derivative tabhi meaningful hoti hai jab tum bolo ki kya fixed rakha ja raha hai.
- Yahan kyun. Gibbs energy naturally dono aur par depend karta hai ( se). Agar pressure drift karne dete, toh extra term ghus aata aur clean result toot jaata. Constant us term ko khatam kar deta hai, sirf temperature effect bachta hai.
L1.3 Har symbol ko uske plain-English naam se match karo: , , , , .
Recall Solution L1.3
- = Gibbs free energy (Gibbs free energy) — "kya yeh constant par hoga?" quantity.
- = enthalpy (Enthalpy) — constant pressure par heat content.
- = entropy (Entropy) — spread/disorder ka measure.
- = Helmholtz free energy (Helmholtz free energy) — ka constant-volume cousin.
- = internal energy — total microscopic energy, ka constant-volume cousin.
Level 2 — Application
Goal: numbers daalo aur carefully calculate karo.
L2.1 Ek reaction mein kJ/mol at K aur kJ/mol at K hai. Maano roughly constant hai, nikalo.
Recall Solution L2.1
Hum kya use karte hain, aur kyun integrate hota hai. form kehta hai ki ka rate of change ke respect mein ke barabar hai: Hum integrate kyun kar sakte hain. Agar (maana gaya) constant hai, toh yeh exactly "ek quantity jiska slope ek fixed number hai" — ek straight line hai. Dono taraf ko chhoti step se multiply karo aur state 1 se state 2 tak add karo (integrate karo): Left integral bas ka total change hai; right mein times ka total change hai. Toh Left side (units kJ·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹): ka difference (units K⁻¹): Divide karo: Sign check. badhne par kam negative hua → reaction garmi mein kam favourable hai → yeh exothermic hai, toh . ✓
L2.2 K par ek system mein kJ aur slope kJ/K hai. aur nikalo.
Recall Solution L2.2
Formula kahan se aata hai. Definition se start karo. Hum yeh bhi jaante hain (constant par se) ki , yaani . Is ko definition mein substitute karo: ke liye rearrange karne par " form" milta hai: H = G - T\left(\frac{\partial G}{\partial T}\right)_P. \tag{$\star$} Toh yeh koi naya law nahi hai — yeh hai jismein ko ki slope ke roop mein likhaa gaya hai. Entropy. kJ/K. Enthalpy via : Cross-check kJ se. ✓
L2.3 Forms ke beech convert karo: agar hai, toh woh step dikhao jo isse mein badalta hai.
Recall Solution L2.3
Hum kya karte hain. Variable ko se mein change karo. Kyun. Hum chahte hain ki slope constant ho taaki plot ek straight line ho. Kaise. Kyunki , differentiate karo: , yaani . Phir chain rule se Dono minus signs aur sab cancel ho jaate hain, sirf bachta hai.
Level 3 — Analysis
Goal: slopes, signs, aur har case ke baare mein reason karo — hot, cold, exo-, endo-.
L3.1 Tum (vertical) ko (horizontal) ke against plot karte ho aur positive slope wali straight line paate ho. Kya reaction exothermic hai ya endothermic? ki sign kya hai?
Recall Solution L3.1
Reasoning. Slope ke barabar hai ( form). Positive slope ⇒ ⇒ endothermic (heat absorb karta hai). Figure s01 dekho: amber line ki positive slope hai, aur arrow "slope " mark karta hai. Physical cross-check. Endothermic reactions ke liye, badhana (smaller ki taraf left move karna) ko zyada negative banata hai — heat unki madad karta hai. Consistent.
L3.2 ke charon sign combinations sketch/describe karo aur batao ki temperature badhne par har case mein kaise behave karta hai. ( use karo.)
Recall Solution L3.2
Kyunki hai, vs ki slope hai. Chaar cases:
- : har par aur garmi mein aur zyada negative hota hai. Hamesha spontaneous.
- : har par, garmi mein aur positive. Kabhi spontaneous nahi.
- : spontaneous sirf thandi mein (); term eventually jeet jaata hai.
- : spontaneous sirf garmi mein (). Charon lines aur unke crossovers ke liye figure s02 dekho.

L3.3 (degenerate case). Agar ho (ek "thermoneutral" reaction) toh plot vs ka kya hoga? Aur agar ho?
Recall Solution L3.3
- : slope zero hai → line flat (horizontal) hai. Phir = constant, toh linearly ke saath scale karta hai aur equilibrium kabhi temperature ke saath shift nahi karta (van 't Hoff: , -independent hai).
- : ab (constant) hai, toh . ke against plot karne par origin se guzarti straight line milti hai jiska slope hai — sabse cleanest possible case.
Level 4 — Synthesis
Goal: Gibbs–Helmholtz ko doosre laws ke saath combine karo.
L4.1 se shuru karke (jahan J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹ gas constant hai aur equilibrium constant hai), Gibbs–Helmholtz use karke van 't Hoff equation derive karo.
Recall Solution L4.1
se divide karo: form apply karo : Partial ordinary derivative kyun ban jaati hai. Standard state ke fixed standard pressure par, ek hi variable bachta hai jis par (isliye ) depend karta hai, woh hai temperature. Jab koi quantity sirf ek variable par depend kare, toh partial derivative aur ordinary derivative ek hi cheez hain. Toh hum likh sakte hain. Kyunki constant hai, use bahar nikalo: Iska matlab: vs ka plot ka slope rakhta hai. Van 't Hoff equation hai hi Gibbs–Helmholtz jo equilibrium-constant ka costume pehne hua hai.
L4.2 Ek reaction ke liye at K aur at K hai. nikalo (constant maano). J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹ use karo.
Recall Solution L4.2
Integrated van 't Hoff: Numbers. . K⁻¹. ke liye solve karo: Toh kJ/mol. Sign check: badhne par gira → garmi mein kam favourable → exothermic, . ✓
L4.3 Helmholtz (constant-volume) analogue likho aur symbol by symbol explain karo ki ne ki jagah kyun li.
Recall Solution L4.3
Twin equation: Kyun. constant-pressure life se aaya, jahan natural energy hai. Constant volume par hum Helmholtz free energy use karte hain — same algebra mein aur constant- → constant-. Parent note ki derivation iske baad identical hai, kyunki deta hai , jo ko mirror karta hai.
Level 5 — Mastery
Goal: ek correction banao, woh case handle karo jo easy formula ignore karta hai.
L5.1 Two-point formula maanta hai ki constant hai. Reality mein Kirchhoff's law (thermochemistry) ke zariye temperature ke saath drift karta hai: . Maano J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹ constant hai, aur kJ/mol. at K nikalo.
Recall Solution L5.1
Kirchhoff, constant ke saath integrate karke: Numbers. J/mol kJ/mol. Iska matlab: negative reaction ko garm hone par thoda aur exothermic banata hai — easy constant- assumption K mein kJ/mol se off thi, chhota par real.
L5.2 (Synthesis + Mastery). Jab ho (constant ), full integrated Gibbs–Helmholtz result derive karo, ko ke function ke roop mein dete hue.
Recall Solution L5.2
Start karo se aur substitute karo. likho taaki . Term by term integrate karo se tak: Result: jahan . Matlab. Pehla correction term mein linear hai (constant- line); term woh curvature hai jo Kirchhoff introduce karta hai. Agar ho, toh dono extra pieces gum ho jaate hain aur tum straight two-point line recover karte ho. Yeh wide temperature ranges ke liye honest formula hai.
L5.3 (numeric). L5.2 ka full formula use karte hue, kJ/mol at K, kJ/mol ( par enthalpy change), aur constant J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹ ke saath, at K nikalo.
Recall Solution L5.3
Poore calculation mein J/mol mein kaam karo (kJ aur J kabhi mix mat karo). Step 1 — constant piece . . Step 2 — L5.2 formula ke teen terms evaluate karo ke liye.
- Pehla term: .
- Doosra term: ; times .
- Teesra term: . Step 3 — add karo aur se multiply karo. Sum J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹. Sanity: badhne par se kJ/mol ho gayi — ek exothermic reaction garmi mein kam favourable hoti ja rahi hai. ✓
Connections
- Gibbs free energy — woh quantity jo har problem differentiate karta hai.
- Enthalpy — woh prize jo har exercise nikaalti hai.
- Entropy — woh term jo cancel ho jaata hai; L3.2 mein dhyan rakho.
- van 't Hoff equation — L4 poori tarah is bridge ke baare mein hai.
- Kirchhoff's law (thermochemistry) — L5 corrections ko power deta hai.
- Helmholtz free energy — L4.3 mein constant-volume twin.
- Maxwell relations — same identity family ke peeche.