Factors Affecting the Sign of ΔG in the Relationship ΔG = ΔH – TΔS |
| An example spontaneity table, from American chemist Raymond Chang's 1998 Chemistry textbook, showing how the variables ΔH and ΔS are the key to the understanding of reaction spontaneity, as defined by the function "ΔH – TΔS". [2] |