... HuDedicated to my grandmother Yunzhi Su,my parents Bailing Li and Jie Hu,my wife Xinghang, and my children Richard and Louisfor their unconditional love, encouragement, and understanding.—Xiaoling ... the solute and the solvent are of similar size and shape, and there is no self-association or solvation betweensolvent and solute. Hence, the enthalpy change is zero. Thefree energy change is ... H is enthalpy, S is entropy, and Tis temperature. G, H ,and S refer to the changes infree energy, enthalpy, and entropy of the solution duringthe dissolution process, respectively. Negative...