English Explanatory Dictionary

Nernst heat theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A theorem, used in the development of the third law of thermodynamics, stating that as absolute zero is approached, the entropy change for a chemical or physical transformation approaches zero.

Word forms

Nernst heat theorem the Nernst heat theorem

Etymology

Formulated by Walther Nernst in the early twentieth century.

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