Review:
Gibbs Free Energy
overall review score: 4.5
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Gibbs free energy, also known as Gibbs energy or free enthalpy, is a thermodynamic potential that measures the maximum reversible work that may be performed by a thermodynamic system at a constant temperature and pressure.
Key Features
- Measure of system's ability to do work
- Predicts spontaneity of a reaction
- Accounts for both enthalpy and entropy of a system
Pros
- Provides valuable insight into the spontaneity of chemical reactions
- Helps in determining the feasibility of processes
- Used in various fields such as chemistry, biology, and physics
Cons
- Can be complex to understand for beginners in thermodynamics
- Limited usefulness in systems far from equilibrium