Gibbs Energy
Spontaneous and Nonspontaneous Processes, Gibbs Energy vs. Enthalpy & Entropy
Josiah Willard Gibbs developed a method to predict if processes will be spontaneous or not. He, with Boltzmann and Maxwell created statistical mechanics, which is a useful tool when looking at atomic systems. This equation cannot be used to determine how a quickly a reaction occurs. Essentially this aspect of a compound is used to determine the chemical potential of the compound. Packet: Gibbs Energy |