Third Law of Thermodynamics

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Nernst_heat_theorem
gptkbp:appliesTo	perfect crystals
gptkbp:category	gptkb:laws_of_thermodynamics
gptkbp:consequence	chemical reactions become less spontaneous at low temperatures heat capacities of substances approach zero as temperature approaches absolute zero
gptkbp:field	thermodynamics
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:Walther_Nernst 1906
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Third Law of Thermodynamics
gptkbp:implies	impossibility of reaching absolute zero in a finite number of steps
gptkbp:influenced	development of quantum mechanics
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Nernst's_theorem
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:organization gptkb:First_Law_of_Thermodynamics gptkb:Second_Law_of_Thermodynamics absolute zero
gptkbp:state	as temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a perfect crystal approaches zero
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:statistical_mechanics cryogenics physical chemistry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Laws_of_Thermodynamics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6