What is Gibbs free energy?

A) The result of the product of the temperature and entropy of a change, subtracted from the enthalpy of the change.

B) The result of the product of the temperature and enthalpy of a change, subtracted from the entropy of the change.

C) The result of the product of the temperature and entropy of a change, added to the enthalpy of the change.

D) The result of the product of the temperature and enthalpy of a change, added to the entropy of the change.

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Denise

Chemistry

21 March, 06:47

What is Gibbs free energy?

A) The result of the product of the temperature and entropy of a change, subtracted from the enthalpy of the change.

B) The result of the product of the temperature and enthalpy of a change, subtracted from the entropy of the change.

C) The result of the product of the temperature and entropy of a change, added to the enthalpy of the change.

D) The result of the product of the temperature and enthalpy of a change, added to the entropy of the change.

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Mireya Bautista · Answer 1

The answer is A. In chemistry, Gibbs Free Energy is defined as the enthalpy of the system minus the product of the temperature times the entropy of the system. To write it as a formula, G = H - TS, delta G=delta H-T*delta S, where delta denotes the change.