## n in the change in free gibbs energy equation

$\Delta G^{\circ} = -nFE_{cell}^{\circ}$

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### n in the change in free gibbs energy equation

How do you find n? Is it number of moles of products minus reactants? vice versa? or is it just the change in moles which means it is always positive? thanks in advance!

Ryan Chang 1C
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### Re: n in the change in free gibbs energy equation

It's the number of electrons that are reduced/oxidized in the reaction.

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### Re: n in the change in free gibbs energy equation

It would be the number of electrons that are being transferred. Both the half reactions should be gaining and losing the same amount of electrons depending on which is the reduction half reaction and which is the oxidization half reaction.

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### Re: n in the change in free gibbs energy equation

its the overall change in moles that is always positive, and the equation has a negative in it so it ends up becoming a negative value, when plugged in to the standard gibbs free energy equation.

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### Re: n in the change in free gibbs energy equation

n refers to the moles of electrons so the coefficient in front of the electrons when you balance the half reactions

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