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(''Also called'' Helmholtz function, work function.) A [[thermodynamic function of state|thermodynamic function  of state]] that, in a reversible [[isothermal process]], increases with [[work]] done on the system.<br/> In typical notation the Helmholtz free energy is  <blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-He10.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-He10]]</blockquote> where ''F'' is the Helmholtz free energy (sometimes designated as ''A''), ''U'' is the [[internal energy]], ''T''  is [[temperature]], and ''S'' is the [[entropy]]. By use of the [[first law of thermodynamics]] for reversible  processes, the rate of change of the Helmholtz free energy is given by  <blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-He11.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-He11]]</blockquote> where ''W'' is the work done by the system. <br/>''Compare'' [[Gibbs function]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' Helmholtz function, work function.) A [[thermodynamic function of state|thermodynamic function  of state]] that, in a reversible [[isothermal process]], increases with [[work]] done on the system.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In typical notation the Helmholtz free energy is  <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-He10.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-He10]]</blockquote></div> where ''F'' is the Helmholtz free energy (sometimes designated as ''A''), ''U'' is the [[internal energy]], ''T''  is [[temperature]], and ''S'' is the [[entropy]]. By use of the [[first law of thermodynamics]] for reversible  processes, the rate of change of the Helmholtz free energy is given by  <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-He11.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-He11]]</blockquote></div> where ''W'' is the work done by the system. <br/>''Compare'' [[Gibbs function]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 30 March 2024

(Also called Helmholtz function, work function.) A thermodynamic function of state that, in a reversible isothermal process, increases with work done on the system.
In typical notation the Helmholtz free energy is
ams2001glos-He10
where F is the Helmholtz free energy (sometimes designated as A), U is the internal energy, T is temperature, and S is the entropy. By use of the first law of thermodynamics for reversible processes, the rate of change of the Helmholtz free energy is given by
ams2001glos-He11
where W is the work done by the system.
Compare Gibbs function.
(Also called Helmholtz function, work function.) A thermodynamic function of state that, in a reversible isothermal process, increases with work done on the system.
In typical notation the Helmholtz free energy is
ams2001glos-He10
where F is the Helmholtz free energy (sometimes designated as A), U is the internal energy, T is temperature, and S is the entropy. By use of the first law of thermodynamics for reversible processes, the rate of change of the Helmholtz free energy is given by
ams2001glos-He11
where W is the work done by the system.
Compare Gibbs function.
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