1. Actually, the chemical equilibria are driven by the variation of the Gibbs free energy G between the final and the initial states:
$$\Delta G = \Delta H - {T}\Delta {S}$$
Δ
G
=
Δ
H
-
T
Δ
S
, being
$$\Delta H$$
Δ
H
and
$$\Delta {S}$$
Δ
S
the enthalpy and entropy variation respectively. In this simplified discussion we neglect the entropic therm.
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