Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibbs free energy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: gibb-s free en-er-gy
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The difference between the enthalpy of a system and the product of its entropy and absolute temperature: a measure of the useful work obtainable from a thermodynamic system at constant temperature and pressure.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"ΔG=ΔH-TΔS and G=H-TS where G is Gibbs free energy, H is enthalpy, T is temperature, and S is entropy."

Etymology

For Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Helmholtz free energy

Frequently Paired Words

Helmholtz free energy

Questions

What does gibbs free energy mean?: The difference between the enthalpy of a system and the product of its entropy and absolute temperature: a measure of the useful work obtainable from a thermodynamic system at constant temperature and pressure.
Where does gibbs free energy come from?: For Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist.

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