1. A thermodynamic quantity that is the difference between the internal energy of a system and the product of itsabsolute temperature and entropy; the capacity of a system to do work, as in an exothermic chemical reaction.<span>2. </span>A thermodynamic quantity that is the difference between the enthalpy and the product of the absolute temperatureand entropy of a system. Also called <span>Gibbs free energy</span>.
2SrO + 4NO2 + O. The thermal decomposition of strontium nitrate to produce strontium oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. This reaction takes place at a temperature of over 570°C