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| :<math>\left.G\right.=A+pV</math> | :<math>\left.G\right.=A+pV</math> | ||
| where ''p'' is the pressure, ''V'' is the volume, and  ''A'' is the [[Helmholtz energy function]], i.e. | where ''p'' is the [[pressure]], ''V'' is the volume, and  ''A'' is the [[Helmholtz energy function]], i.e. | ||
| :<math>\left.G\right.=U-TS+pV</math> | :<math>\left.G\right.=U-TS+pV</math> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:17, 29 January 2008
Definition:
where p is the pressure, V is the volume, and A is the Helmholtz energy function, i.e.
Taking the total derivative
From the Second law of thermodynamics one obtains
thus one arrives at
For G(T,p) we have the following total differential