Question
Can someone explain in easier terms the spontaneous process, entropy, and free energy. The textbook is hard to understand. Just a simple explanation. Thanks. Appreciate it!
Free energy is the amount of energy that can be released in a chemical reaction. If free energy is positive, the reaction is very likely to be spontaneous (if the activation energy is low). Entropy is the energy that is unavailable for work.
Free energy is the amount of energy that can be released in a chemical reaction. If free energy is positive, the reaction is very likely to be spontaneous (if the activation energy is low). Entropy is the energy that is unavailable for work.