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These "Chemistry 2" courses are intended for first-year undergraduate students (L1) in Material Sciences. The course is composed of six chapters.

The first chapter introduces the fundamental concepts and initial definitions used in thermodynamics, the ideal gas laws, and the statement of the zeroeth law of thermodynamics.

The second chapter elaborates on the different forms of energy (work and heat), their transfers, and the statement of the first law of thermodynamics.

The third chapter is dedicated to thermochemistry and the application of the first law of thermodynamics to chemical reactions.

The fourth chapter presents the second law of thermodynamics, various expressions of entropy, the statement of the third law of thermodynamics, and heat engines.

The fifth chapter introduces enthalpy and free energy, as well as the criteria for the evolution of chemical equilibria.

The sixth and final chapter develops the main kinetic factors influencing the rate of chemical reactions and the different methods for determining the order of a reaction.