Yes, in the sense of being freely available. For example, the light of the Sun is freely available, as is the wind. That doesn't mean that you can harvest it for free. It takes some technology to convert that to something useful, such as electricity.
If the Gibbs free energy is close to zero, the reaction is close to equilibrium.
In hydro power or solar power the energy source is pollution free but the process of manufacturing and building the plant is not of course.
Gibbs free energy and standard free energy are both measures of the energy available to do work in a chemical reaction. The main difference is that Gibbs free energy takes into account the temperature and pressure of the system, while standard free energy is measured under specific standard conditions. In chemical reactions, the change in Gibbs free energy determines whether a reaction is spontaneous or non-spontaneous. If the Gibbs free energy change is negative, the reaction is spontaneous, while a positive change indicates a non-spontaneous reaction. The relationship between Gibbs free energy and standard free energy lies in the fact that the standard free energy change can be used to calculate the Gibbs free energy change under any conditions.
All energy resources are pollution free. It is extracting some of the energy from those resources that causes pollution. Extracting energy, by any means, from any resource, will cause pollutions of some kind somewhere in that cycle. There is no way to extract energy from anything without doing so in some way.
One can determine the free energy change in a system without any cost involved by using the equation: G H - TS, where G is the change in free energy, H is the change in enthalpy, T is the temperature in Kelvin, and S is the change in entropy. This equation allows for the calculation of free energy change based on the enthalpy and entropy changes in the system at a given temperature.
Free electrons typically exist in the conduction band of a material's energy band structure. In the conduction band, electrons are not bound to any specific atom and are free to move and conduct electricity.
As a workable generalisation, any system will tend to its lowest energy state - the loss of energy (Gibb's free energy) is the driving force for any chemical reaction.
True. The minimum Gibbs free energy is not attained by a semipermeable membrane, as the membrane itself does not participate in any chemical reactions that could lower the system's overall free energy. The minimum free energy is achieved through chemical reactions occurring within the system.
A spontaneous process is one that occurs naturally without requiring any external influence. Free energy is a measure of the potential energy available to do work in a system. For a process to be spontaneous, the free energy change must be negative, meaning that the system moves to a lower energy state, increasing its stability. Essentially, free energy serves as a driving force for spontaneous processes by determining whether a reaction or process will occur on its own.
Geothermal energy is not harmful. There are dangers in any power plant, of course, but the advantages of geothermal energy far outweigh the disadvantages. The advantages are that it is renewable and pollution free.
For energy to be released in a system, the free energy must decrease. This occurs when the system moves from a higher free energy state to a lower free energy state, typically during spontaneous processes or chemical reactions. The decrease in free energy indicates that the system can perform work or release energy, often in the form of heat or light.
There is no such thing. There is no such thing. 1) It costs money to build any machine; you can't build a machine for free. 2) But pressumably, this refers to get energy where there was none before; this is not physically possible.