Ternary oxides, energetics

Conclusions These experiments support a hypothesis that acid/base considerations determine the energetics and stabilities of ternary oxide formation. The enthalpies of formation of the ternary oxides from the constituent binary oxides support this hypothesis, since the enthalpies get increasingly more exothermic with increasing strength of the acids and bases that react. Across the... 

Chapters 15 and 16 especially demonstrate the broad range of application of thermodynamics to chemical processes. In the discussions of the Haber cycle, synthesis of diamond, solubility of calcite, and the thermodynamics of metabolism, techniques are used to solve a specific problem for a particular substance. On the other hand, in the discussion of macrocyclic complexes, the description and interpretation involves the comparison of the properties of a number of complexes. This global approach is particularly helpful in the description of the energetics of ternary oxides in Chapter 15 and the stabilities of proteins and DNA in Chapter 16, where useful conclusions are obtained only after the comparison of a large amount of experimental data. 

Sundararajan, R., Adiga, K.C. and Jain, S.R. (1981) "Energetics of the Condensed Ternary Fuel-Oxidizer Systems", Combustion and Flame, 41, pp. 243-249. 

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