Neumann's law states that the
molecular
A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion. In quantum physics, organic chemistry, and bioch ...
heat in
compounds of analogous constitution is always the same. It is named after German mineralogist and physicist
Franz Ernst Neumann
Franz Ernst Neumann (11 September 1798 – 23 May 1895) was a German mineralogist, physicist and mathematician.
Biography
Neumann was born in Joachimsthal, Margraviate of Brandenburg, near Berlin. In 1815 he interrupted his studies at Berlin to ...
.
References
* L.F. Nilson and O. Pettersson, "On the molecular heat and volume of the rare earths and their sulphates," ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'', Vol. 31, pp. 46–51, 1880–81.
Laws of thermodynamics
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