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Peer reviewedBarrow, Gordon M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1988
Draws a distinction between the terms "heat and work" and "energy" in terms of the teaching of thermodynamics. Gives examples using enthalpy and constant pressure processes, free energy and spontaneity, and free energy and available mechanical energy. Concludes that there is no thermodynamic role for the terms "heat"…
Descriptors: College Science, Energy, Heat, Higher Education
