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    How do I calculate changes in internal energy and Gibbs free energy in this problem?

    10 grams of supercooled water at -10 degrees C freezes. The latent heat of fusion is lost to the surroundings and the ice regains the previous temperature.

    I have already calculated the changes in enthalpy and entropy, but I'm not sure how to calculate the change in internal energy and Gibbs free energy.

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    For liquid and solid, internal energy, du equal to enthalpy, dh.
    dh = du +d(pv) ~ du, dv~0

    Gibbs Free energy.
    ?G = ?H - T?S

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