One Response to “How does temperature affect the free energy of a reaction?”

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   Dr.J Says:
   3. September 2010 at 9:50 am

   The free energy change for a reaction is given by:

   DeltaG=DeltaH – T(DeltaS)

   The second term on the right hand side of the equation primarily determines the effect of T on DeltaG. If DeltaS is positive, a temperature increase decreases DeltaG. If DeltaS is negative, a temperature decrease increases DeltaG.

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