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Gibbs free energy
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English
Etymology
For Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist.
Noun
Gibbs free energy -
en physics physical chemistry thermodynamics 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.
and where G is Gibbs free energy, H is enthalpy, T is temperature, and S is entropy.
Translations
difference between the enthalpy of a system and the product of its entropy etc.
Catalan: ca energia lliure de Gibbs f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 吉布斯自由能 Jíbùsī zìyóu néng
Finnish: fi Gibbsin energia
German: de Gibbs-Energie f, de freie Enthalpie f
Russian: ru свобо́дная эне́ргия Ги́ббса f
See also
en Helmholtz free energy
en Physical quantities Energy
en eponyms