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Chemical Engineering · Q27

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 27

Q27

Helmholtz free energy (A) is defined as

A.
A = H - TS
B.
A = E - TS
Answer
C.
A = H + TS
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Helmholtz free energy :

So, the decrease in Helmholtz energy denotes maximum work done in an reversible process under isothermal conditions.