Chemical potential

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001957",
  "term": "Chemical potential",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A thermodynamic quantity that measures the change in the Gibbs free energy of a system when an infinitesimal amount of a substance is added, while keeping temperature, pressure, and the amounts of all other components constant. It represents the tendency of a substance to undergo a physical or chemical change. For a pure substance, the chemical potential is equal to its molar Gibbs free energy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "partial molar Gibbs energy"
  ],
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "standard chemical potential",
    "standard thermodynamic quantities",
    "thermodynamic temperature"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 49 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 533. 'Standard quantities in chemical thermodynamics. Fugacities, activities and equilibrium constants for pure and mixed phases (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 535 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030533)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 966 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/chemical-potential/"
}