free energy
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- noun
- /fri ˈɛnərdʒi/
- Specialized
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energía libre
- For example, cell biologists need to understand entropy because free energy measures how much useful work can be done.
- Gibbs free energy
- free energy change
- free energy difference
So in order for reaction to be spontaneous, the free energy of that reaction has to be negative.
- So in order for reaction to be spontaneous, the free energy of that reaction has to be negative.
- We have incident energy and life evolved on Earth to capture, figure out ways to best capture that free energy to maintain itself and and grow.
Examples
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So in order for reaction to be spontaneous, the free energy of that reaction has to be negative.
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The current work uses the same method and adds the elastic energy contribution to the total free energy of the system.
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And we know the total differential of Gibbs free energy from weeks past.
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Both cases have the same initial total free energy; however, the no-flux boundary exhibits faster minimization of the total free energy.
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To determine the wettability and surface free energy of the thin PyC films, the contact angle was measured.
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To determine the efficiency of a chemical process, scientists often calculate the free energy of the reaction.
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In thermodynamics, the concept of free energy helps predict whether a reaction will occur spontaneously.
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The physicist explained how free energy is a critical factor in assessing a system's ability to perform work.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The technical meaning (a specific variational/mathematical quantity in neuroscience and ML) cannot be derived by a B1 learner from the literal constituents 'free' and 'energy' — they would likely interpret it as 'energy that is without cost' or 'liberated energy'. Because the term is discipline-specific and abstract, its intended sense is idiomatic/technical and not predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The noun free energy in physics is the part of a system's energy that is free to do 'work'. So when free energy decreases there is less energy available and the system becomes more stable, which tells scientists if a reaction will happen 'on its own'.