Stable

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011263",
  "term": "Stable",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A thermodynamic descriptor of a chemical species, measured by relative standard molar Gibbs energies. Species A counts as more stable than isomer B when conversion of A into B has a positive standard Gibbs energy change. Stability says nothing about how fast a species reacts, and a long-lived but thermodynamically less stable species is called persistent, as diamond is relative to graphite.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical species",
    "inert",
    "isomer",
    "reactive",
    "unreactive",
    "unstable"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1166 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/stable/"
}