Explain, using the laws of thermodynamics, why the separation of a mixture into pure species or other

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Explain, using the laws of thermodynamics, why the separation of a mixture into pure species or other mixtures of differing compositions requires energy to be transferred to the mixture or a degradation of its energy.

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Separation Process Principles Chemical And Biochemical Principles

ISBN: 9780470481837

3rd Edition

Authors: By J. D. Seader, Ernest J. Henley, D. Keith Roper

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