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Basically, when heat is evolved, entropy is increasing. When heat is absorbed, entropy is decreasing.
A key relationship is the Gibbs Free Energy of Formation:
Explanation:
Free energy is the energy available to do work. Thus, if a particular reaction is accompanied by a release of usable energy (that is, if
We can summarize the conditions for spontaneity and equilibrium at constant temperature and pressure in terms of