Chemical potential (μ)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the phases-and-states subtree

Partial molar Gibbs free energy μ_i = (∂G/∂n_i)_{T,p,n_{j≠i}}. The driving force for mass transport and phase equilibrium: matter flows from higher to lower μ until μ is equal across phases.

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