"further, thermodynamics identifies directions for mass transfer and chemical reactions. "
Would you please explain the part "identifies directions for"
Thank you.
"directions for chemical reactions" means, for example, that a reaction goes in the direction X + Y -> Z rather than Z -> X + Y (where X, Y and Z are chemical reagents). org/wiki/Mass_transfer It seems to me that "determines" might be a more suitable verb than "identifies".
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"directions for chemical reactions" means, for example, that a reaction goes in the direction X + Y -> Z rather than Z -> X + Y (where X, Y and Z are chemical reagents). I don't know exactly what kind of thing(s) "mass transfer" is referring to, but this may be useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_