The amount of available energy that can be used to do work is called
A)kinetic energy.
B)entropy.
C)enthalpy.
D)free energy.
E)heat.

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The amount of energy available to do work is described by free energy (also called Gibbs free energy), which takes into account both the enthalpy and entropy of a system. The other options, kinetic energy, entropy, enthalpy, heat, are not specific measures of available energy for doing work.

The Amount of Available Energy That Can Be Used to Do