Gibbs free energy at phase changes






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Samantha Man 1L
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Gibbs free energy at phase changes

Postby Samantha Man 1L » Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:14 am

Why is Gibbs free energy change zero at phase changes, like boiling points, that are done at constant T and P? Or is that not always the case?

Annalyn Diaz 1J
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Re: Gibbs free energy at phase changes

Postby Annalyn Diaz 1J » Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:22 am

I believe that Gibbs free energy is 0 at phase changes because there’s an equilibrium that exists during that phase change and dG =0 at equilibrium.

Alexa_Henrie_1I
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Re: Gibbs free energy at phase changes

Postby Alexa_Henrie_1I » Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:00 pm

When G=0, there is no energy free to do work.


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