Gibbs energy function

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Definition:

G=A+pV


G=U−TS+pV

Taking the total derivative

dG=dU−TdS−SdT+pdV+Vdp

From the Second law of thermodynamics one obtains

dG=TdS−pdV−TdS−SdT+pdV+Vdp

thus one arrives at


dG=−SdT+Vdp

For G(T,p) we have the following total differential


dG=(∂G∂T)pdT+(∂G∂p)Tdp