free energy

English

Noun

free energy (uncountable)

(physics, chemistry) The energy that is available in a particular chemical system to do useful work. In more detail:
1. The Helmholtz free energy, A (the internal energy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature)
2. The Gibbs free energy, G (the enthalpy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature)

Synonyms

exergy

Antonyms

anergy
bound energy

Hypernyms

energy

Hyponyms

Derived terms

standard free energy change
standard free energy of formation

Translations

free energy of any type

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自由能 (zh) (zìyóunéng)

Finnish: vapaaenergia, vapaa energia
Tagalog: malayang kusog

References

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

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