Gibbs Free Energy [ENDORSED]

[Daniisaacson2F]

If deltaS is the disorder (for use of a better word) or a reaction, how is that different than delta G?

[Lauren Seidl 1D]

Delta G combines the values of delta H and delta S to fully determine whether a reaction is favorable or not.

[mayasinha1B]

Gibbs free energy is a term that defines whether a reaction will be spontaneous or not. It combines the entropy and enthalpy (delta H) to determine the favorability of a reaction.

[OliviaShearin2E]

Can you further clarify your question?

[Jessica_Singh_1J]

DeltaG is a measure of the change in free energy of a reaction, whereas deltaS is a measure of the change in entropy. The equation deltaG = deltaH - TdeltaS uses the changes in enthalpy (deltaH) and entropy (deltaS) at constant temperature to calculate change in free energy (deltaG). A negative deltaG indicates a spontaneous reaction; a positive deltaG indicates the opposite.

[Leanne Wong 1H]

Gibbs free energy determines the favorability of a reaction whereas S shows the change in entropy/"disorder".

[Sohini Halder 1G]

Gibbs free energy also shows how much energy is "Free" to do nonexpansion work, whereas entropy relates to the possible number of states a system could be in.