driving force (affinity) of a reaction, \(A\)

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The decrease in Gibbs energy on going from the reactants to the products of a @[email protected] (\(-\Delta G\)).
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PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1107 [Terms] [Paper]
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