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Chapter 3 discusses the different aspects of the law of mass action and the
equilibrium constants associated therewith. A number of graphical
representations used in the study of chemical equilibria are presented. In
turn, we examine pole diagrams and equilibrium representations with
temperature, with the generalization of Ellingham diagrams. The chapter
ends with a presentation of binary, ternary and quaternary diagrams of
chemical equilibria.

The fourth and final chapter in this volume is given over to the
determination, both experimentally and by computation, of the values of the
parameters associated with chemical reactions. Thermochemistry for
enthalpy, the determination of the entropies, specific heat capacities and
Gibbs energy values ultimately lead to the determination of the equilibrium
constants. Analysis of the different thermodynamic tables and methods for
estimating unknown values enable us to proceed to the practical application
and finally computation of the equilibria by the equilibrium constant method
and minimization of Gibbs energy.

Michel SOUSTELLE
Saint-Vallier,
September 2015