Gibbs free energy
Gibbs free energy is a quantity used to measure the amount of available energy (to do work) that a chemical reaction provides.
ΔG0 = ΔH0 - TΔS0
Where:
ΔG is Gibbs free energy (kJ), H is enthalpy (kJ), T is temperature (K) and S is entropy (kJ/K).
- A reaction will occur spontaneously if ΔG < 0
- A reaction will not occur spontaneously if ΔG > 0
-
Project
Contact
This resource was developed as part of an Erasmus+ project, funded with support from the European Commission under grant agreement 2016-1-SE01-KA203-22064.
The project was a collaboration between:
- The University of Borås, Sweden
- The University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
- The University of Alcalá, Spain
- Digital Connections, Scotland
This resource has been released under Creative Commons license CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Disclaimer
If you would like more information on this resource please contact:
- Academic content – The University of Boras (www.hb.se)
- Technical resource development – The University of the Highlands and Islands Educational Development Unit - EDU (edu@uhi.ac.uk)
Except where otherwise noted, this website is licensed under Creative Commons license CC-BY-SA 4.0. All images used under permission remain the copyright of the license holder.
Download a copy of this resource in PDF format.
You can also print individual pages by printing directly from the browser.
-
