Heat and Enthalpy

isochoric/isometric:
isothermal:
isobaric:

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Melodie Oh 2A
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Heat and Enthalpy

Postby Melodie Oh 2A » Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:06 pm

What exactly is the difference between heat and enthalpy??
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Re: Heat and Enthalpy

Postby skalvakota2H » Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:12 pm

Heat is the transfer of energy due to a difference in temperature. On the other hand, enthalpy is the change in amount of heat in a system at constant pressure. This means that heat is a path dependent function, while enthalpy is a state function.
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