Explain what free energy is and how it can be used to predic

Explain what free energy is and how it can be used to predict the energetic outcome of chemical reactions.

Solution

Free energy -The change of free energy that accompanies the formation of 1 mole of a substance in its standard state from its substrates in their standard conditions. The free energy is associated with a chemical reaction which states the nature of the reaction . If the free energy is lesser than zero, the reaction is spontaneous. If the free energy is greater than zero then the reaction is non - spontaneous and it has to be coupled with other reactions which releases energy. When free energy is zero then the reaction is in equillibrium.