Hess's law

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf law of thermodynamics
gptkbp:appliesTo chemical reactions
gptkbp:describes enthalpy change
gptkbp:field chemistry
thermodynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hess's law
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Germain_Hess
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:first_law_of_thermodynamics
gptkbp:state total enthalpy change of a reaction is the same regardless of the pathway
gptkbp:usedFor calculating enthalpy changes
gptkbp:yearProposed 1840
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thermochemistry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6