Gibbs Energy Change of Reactions

Abstract

A chemical reaction can be represented by

$$ {v_1}{A_1} + {v_1}{A_2} + \cdots = {v_{\text{I}}}{A_{\text{I}}} + {v_{{\text{II}}}}{A_{{\text{II}}}} + \cdots $$

(12.1)

where v ₁, v ₂,... are the numbers of moles of the reactants A ₁, A ₂,..., and v _I, v _II,... those of the products A _I, A _II, The coefficients v with various subscripts are called the stoichiometric coefficients to which positive values are assigned in this book.