Gibbs free energy change for a reaction (Hess' law)
Formula
DeltaGreaction
Gibbs free energy change for a reaction
DeltaGfproducts
total Gibbs free energy change of the formation of products
DeltaGfreactants
total Gibbs free energy change of the formation of reactants
Formula description
Hess` law states that the energy change for any chemical or physical process is path independent, only the initial and final states being of importance. The concepts of Hess` law can be expanded to changes in Gibbs free energy.