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GIBBS FUNCTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gibb's free energy
1, record 1, English, Gibb%27s%20free%20energy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Gibbs function 2, record 1, English, Gibbs%20function
correct
- free enthalpy 2, record 1, English, free%20enthalpy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A "thermodynamic potential" associated with the variables pressure and temperature. In an irreversible thermodynamic process at constant temperature and pressure, the Gibbs free energy of a system decreases; in a reversible process it remains constant. It is one of the commonly used functions describing "free energy". 2, record 1, English, - Gibb%27s%20free%20energy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is the Helmholtz free energy plus the product of the system volume and the external pressure. 3, record 1, English, - Gibb%27s%20free%20energy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- énergie libre de Gibbs
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9nergie%20libre%20de%20Gibbs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
l'énergie libre de Gibbs présente cette propriété fondamentale qu'elle reste constante dans le seul cas d'une réaction réversible en équilibre à température et pression constante, et que dans tous les autres cas elle tend obligatoirement à diminuer, conséquence indirecte du second principe de la thermodynamique. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9nergie%20libre%20de%20Gibbs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Gibbs' function 1, record 2, English, Gibbs%27%20function
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fonction de Gibbs 1, record 2, French, fonction%20de%20Gibbs
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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