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In every-day life, we frequently encounter systems that consist of more than one component and thus represent mixtures. An important fundamental question in this context is whether two different components will spontaneously mix.
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Hofmann, A. (2018). Mixtures and Phases. In: Physical Chemistry Essentials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74167-3_3
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