Gibbs free energy

Gives the Gibbs free energy of a system as its enthalpy minus the product of temperature and entropy. It is used to judge whether a process at constant temperature and pressure can occur spontaneously and to find the reversible non-expansion work available.

G = H - TS

What the symbols mean

Gibbs free energy (J)
enthalpy (J)
absolute temperature (K)
entropy (J/K)

About this formula

  • FieldChemistry
  • TopicThermodynamics
  • LevelUniversity
  • Also calledGibbs energy, Gibbs function, Gibbs free energy equation, free energy formula, Gibbs free energy enthalpy entropy
  • SourceWikidata Q334631

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