Triple

T6306440
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gilbert N. Lewis E141386 entity
Predicate publication P80 FINISHED
Object Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances
Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances is a foundational 1923 textbook by Gilbert N. Lewis and Merle Randall that systematically applied thermodynamic principles to chemical equilibria and free energy, helping to establish modern physical chemistry.
E585210 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances | Statement: [Gilbert N. Lewis, publication, Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances
Context triple: [Gilbert N. Lewis, publication, Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances]
  • A. On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances
    On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances is a foundational 1876–1878 treatise in thermodynamics by Josiah Willard Gibbs that introduced key concepts of chemical thermodynamics and phase equilibrium, including the Gibbs free energy.
  • B. Gibbs free energy
    Gibbs free energy is a thermodynamic potential that predicts the spontaneity of processes and the maximum non-expansion work obtainable from a system at constant temperature and pressure.
  • C. Arrhenius equation for temperature dependence of reaction rates
    The Arrhenius equation for temperature dependence of reaction rates is a fundamental formula in chemical kinetics that quantitatively relates a reaction’s rate constant to temperature and activation energy, explaining why reactions speed up as temperature increases.
  • D. Flory–Huggins solution theory
    Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
  • E. Carathéodory’s formulation of the second law of thermodynamics
    Carathéodory’s formulation of the second law of thermodynamics is a mathematically rigorous restatement of the second law based on the inaccessibility of certain thermodynamic states, providing a foundation for the concept of entropy without relying on cyclic processes or heat engines.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances
Triple: [Gilbert N. Lewis, publication, Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances]
Generated description
Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances is a foundational 1923 textbook by Gilbert N. Lewis and Merle Randall that systematically applied thermodynamic principles to chemical equilibria and free energy, helping to establish modern physical chemistry.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances
Target entity description: Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances is a foundational 1923 textbook by Gilbert N. Lewis and Merle Randall that systematically applied thermodynamic principles to chemical equilibria and free energy, helping to establish modern physical chemistry.
  • A. On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances
    On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances is a foundational 1876–1878 treatise in thermodynamics by Josiah Willard Gibbs that introduced key concepts of chemical thermodynamics and phase equilibrium, including the Gibbs free energy.
  • B. Gibbs free energy
    Gibbs free energy is a thermodynamic potential that predicts the spontaneity of processes and the maximum non-expansion work obtainable from a system at constant temperature and pressure.
  • C. Arrhenius equation for temperature dependence of reaction rates
    The Arrhenius equation for temperature dependence of reaction rates is a fundamental formula in chemical kinetics that quantitatively relates a reaction’s rate constant to temperature and activation energy, explaining why reactions speed up as temperature increases.
  • D. Flory–Huggins solution theory
    Flory–Huggins solution theory is a thermodynamic model that describes the mixing behavior and phase separation of polymer solutions by accounting for the size difference between polymer chains and solvent molecules.
  • E. Carathéodory’s formulation of the second law of thermodynamics
    Carathéodory’s formulation of the second law of thermodynamics is a mathematically rigorous restatement of the second law based on the inaccessibility of certain thermodynamic states, providing a foundation for the concept of entropy without relying on cyclic processes or heat engines.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c008d00efc8190a36c05b4b4a3bf4b completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0647b69f08190bb085f9b700f6453 completed March 22, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c5e44c11f48190a8c3c36172cd8da0 completed March 27, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c5edd0f9348190a17d00f402e2cdad completed March 27, 2026, 2:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c5ee31ea6881908e30911ccf447400 completed March 27, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:28 p.m.