ground state
The state of lowest
Gibbs energy
of a system.
See also:
excited state
Source:
PAC, 1994,
66
, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1118
See also:
PAC, 1996,
68
, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2245
Orange Book, p. 227