delta G=0






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Emily Glaser 1F
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delta G=0

Postby Emily Glaser 1F » Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:54 pm

When delta G=0, does that mean delta H and delta S are both zero too? Or they have numerical values that cancel?

Katie Lam 1B
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Re: delta G=0

Postby Katie Lam 1B » Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:55 pm

Either delta H and delta S are 0, indicating that no reaction occurred, or delta H = T delta S and they cancel out.

John Huang 1G
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Re: delta G=0

Postby John Huang 1G » Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:23 am

Delta G=0 Does not necessarily mean delta H and delta S are zero as well. Delta G=0 means that the process is at equilibrium.

Sarkis Sislyan 1D
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Re: delta G=0

Postby Sarkis Sislyan 1D » Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:14 am

Delta G=delta H - TdeltaS so if delta G=0 then either both delta H and delta S are zero or delta H equals T times delta S

Emma Miltenberger 2I
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Re: delta G=0

Postby Emma Miltenberger 2I » Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:08 pm

It does not necessarily mean that delta H an delta S are zero. When delta G =0, the system is at equilibrium. Therefore, either delta H or delta S is zero or delta S is equal to delta H.

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Re: delta G=0

Postby AtreyiMitra2L » Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:09 pm

When delta g is 0, it just means that it is at equilibrium. It is not enough to assume the other two quantities to alse be at 0.

Amy Zheng 2l
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Re: delta G=0

Postby Amy Zheng 2l » Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:19 pm

Delta G=equilbrium


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