https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05292
Gibbs energy dissipated when a system that has undergone 'vertical' ) is written as the sum of an inner contribution ( ) and an outer contribution ( ) attributed to nuclear reorganizations of the redox partners and their environment (solvent), respectively.
electron transfer
(i.e., electron transfer
obeying the Franck–Condon principle
) relaxes to the equilibrium state for its new charge distribution. Commonly the total reorganization energy (Note:
Approximations have been proposed to calculate the value of taking into account the '
Approximations have been proposed to calculate the value of
relative permittivity
' of the solvent.