free energy

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free energy (uncountable)

  1. (physical chemistry) The energy available in a particular chemical system to do useful work. In more detail:
    1. Helmholtz free energy, A: the internal energy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature.
    2. Gibbs free energy, G: the enthalpy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free,‎ energy.
    free energy suppression (the notion that exotic energy systems are deliberately suppressed in order to protect the fossil fuel industry and suchlike)

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  • standard free energy change
  • standard free energy of formation

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  • Jeffrey J. W. Baker with Garland E. Allen (1965) Matter, Energy, And Life, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., §5.2, page 53
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