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Gibbs-Helmholtz equation

Gibbs-Helmholtz equation proper noun: an equation for calculating changes in the Gibbs free energy of a system as a function of temperature: ((∂(G/T))/(∂T))ₚ=-H/(T²), where H is the enthalpy, T the absolute temperature and G the Gibbs free energy of the system, all at constant pressure p.

Proper noun

the Gibbs-Helmholtz equation

  1. An equation for calculating changes in the Gibbs free energy of a system as a function of temperature: ((∂(G/T))/(∂T))ₚ=-H/(T²), where H is the enthalpy, T the absolute temperature and G the Gibbs free energy of the system, all at constant pressure p.

Origin of Gibbs-Helmholtz equation

Named after Hermann von Helmholtz (who introduced it in an 1882 paper) and Josiah Willard Gibbs.

Questions about Gibbs-Helmholtz equation

What does Gibbs-Helmholtz equation mean?
Gibbs-Helmholtz equation means an equation for calculating changes in the Gibbs free energy of a system as a function of temperature: ((∂(G/T))/(∂T))ₚ=-H/(T²), where H is the enthalpy, T the absolute temperature and G the Gibbs free energy of the system, all at constant pressure p.
What part of speech is Gibbs-Helmholtz equation?
Gibbs-Helmholtz equation is a proper noun.

Words near Gibbs-Helmholtz equation in the dictionary

  1. Gibbs sampling
  2. Gibbs state
  3. Gibbs states
  4. Gibbs-Donnan effect
  5. Gibbs-Donnan effects
  6. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
  7. Gibbs-Marangoni effect
  8. Gibbs-Marangoni effects
  9. Gibbs-Thomson effect
  10. Gibbs-Thomson effects
  11. Gibbs-Thomson equation

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