Particle number

Conjugate variables of thermodynamics
Pressure	Volume
(Strain)
Temperature	Entropy
Chem. potential	Particle no.

The particle number, N, is the number of so called 'chemical potential.

By calling a constituent element, we state that it cannot be broken into smaller pieces at the scale of energy k·T involved in the process (where k is the temperature dependent.

Thermodynamics

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