Reaction spontaneity criterion

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the thermochemistry subtree

A reaction at constant T, p is spontaneous iff ΔG = ΔH − TΔS < 0. Enthalpy-driven (ΔH < 0, TΔS small), entropy-driven (TΔS > ΔH), or thermodynamically forbidden (ΔG > 0 for all T).

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