Title: standard chemical potential
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - standard chemical potential
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05908
Status: current

Definition
Of substance B at temperature \(T\), \(\mu _{\rm{B}}^{\rm{o}}(T)\), is the value of the chemical potential under specified standard conditions (in the standard state).

Related Terms
- chemical potential: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01032
- standard state: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05925

Source
- Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 53 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)

Related Reference
- PAC, 1994, 66, 533. 'Standard quantities in chemical thermodynamics. Fugacities, activities and equilibrium constants for pure and mixed phases (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 536 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030533)

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Citation: Citation: 'standard chemical potential' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05908
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