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Gibbs free energy Gibb's Free Energy DGdeg energetically favorable Energetically favourable

In thermodynamics, the Gibbs free energy is a thermodynamic potential that can be used to calculate the maximum amount of work, other than pressure-volume work, that may be performed by a thermodynamically closed system at constant temperature and pressure. Wikipedia

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A function of thermodynamics Wikipedia Disambiguation

Type of thermodynamic potential; useful for calculating reversible work in certain systems Wikidata

The difference between the enthalpy of a system and the product of its entropy and absolute temperature: a measure of the useful work obtainable from a thermodynamic system at constant temperature and pressure. Wiktionary

Difference between the enthalpy of a system and the product of its entropy etc. Wiktionary (translation)

Δ G = Δ H − T Δ S and G = H − T S where G is Gibbs free energy, H is enthalpy, T is temperature, and S is entropy. Wiktionary

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energy

physical quantity

thermodynamic potential

state function

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chemical potential

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Gibbs

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