Gibbs free energy vs potential energy

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Ok so I know that Gibbs free energy is the energy available to do work, but I was just wondering, in that case, what is the difference between Gibbs free energy and potential energy? is Gibbs free energy a type of potential energy? If so, what type? I was just thinking that potential energy is the energy that can be used during work/movement.

[Ashley Peterson 2C]

Hello! To answer your question asking about the difference between Gibbs free energy and potential energy..
Gibbs free energy is more specific to thermodynamic systems and predicting the spontaneity of reactions - while potential energy is more general and applied when representing stored energy given a certain position or state. I hope this helps!