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Thermodynamic discussion of mixtures requires an extension of properties to account for mixing effects. This chapter introduces the chemical potential as the natural extension of the Gibbs free energy for components in mixtures, and the relevant relations for its use in the following chapters.
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Struchtrup, H. (2024). The Chemical Potential. In: Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60556-7_20
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