Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibbs-helmholtz equation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: gibb-s-helmholtz e-qua-tion
IPA

53

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

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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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

the Gibbs-Helmholtz equation (canonical)

Questions

What does gibbs-helmholtz equation mean?: 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.
Where does gibbs-helmholtz equation come from?: Named after Hermann von Helmholtz (who introduced it in an 1882 paper) and Josiah Willard Gibbs.

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