Principles of Inorganic Chemistry (Classic Reprint)
Jones, Harry C. Excerpt from Principles of Inorganic Chemistry
The phase rule of Willard Gibbs has also played its part in the recent developments in inorganic chemistry. It has laid special stress upon the conditions of equilibrium between the different phases of the same and different substances, and has predicted the existence of unknown substances, many of which have recently been found. The phase rule is a beautiful, short-hand expression of great masse...