The chemical amount in classical sciences

Química Nova

Bassi, Adalberto Bono Maurizio Sacchi¹  Nery, Alessandro Ranulfo Lima¹  Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil¹ 

关键词: chemical amount;    discrete and continuous media;    thermodynamics.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422009000700046

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

The chemical amount values vary in a discrete or continuous form, depending on the approach used to describe the system. In classical sciences, the chemical amount is a property of the macroscopic system and, like any other property of the system, it varies continuously. This is neither inconsistent with the concept of indivisible particles forming the system, nor a mere approximation, but it is a sound concept which enables the use of differential calculus, for instance, in chemical thermodynamics. It is shown that the fundamental laws of chemistry are absolutely compatible to the continuous concept of the chemical amount.

【 授权许可】

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