What is the Gibbs free energy?

a. the amount of electricity that a redox reaction produces

b. the maximum amount of energy that can be used with another process to do work

c. the point at which the change in the reactants equals the change in the products

d.the total number of electrons transferred in a redox reaction

Question

What is the Gibbs free energy?

a. the amount of electricity that a redox reaction produces

b. the maximum amount of energy that can be used with another process to do work

c. the point at which the change in the reactants equals the change in the products

d.the total number of electrons transferred in a redox reaction

wilsondanielle · Answer

Gibbs free energy is a measure of the energy existing within the system and denotes how much work the system can do at any given point. Which of the answers does that sound most like?