free energy
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- The energy available in a particular chemical system to do useful work. In more detail:
- Helmholtz free energy, A: the internal energy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature.
- Gibbs free energy, G: the enthalpy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free, energy.
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