Biology 1002B Lecture 4: Cycle 2 Lecture 4

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Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object because it is in motion. Potential energy is stored energy an object has because of its position or chemical structure. The chemical energy of a molecule is the energy it possesses due to the arrangement of its atoms. The farther away an electron is from the nucleus of an atom the greater potential energy that electron possesses. A negatively charged electron is attracted to the positively charged nucleus, and as it moves closer to the nucleus it loses energy. An electron moves to a higher energy level, farther from the nucleus, when it gains energy. The electronegativity of an atom strongly influences the potential energy it possesses: electronegative atoms hold their electrons more tightly to their nucleus and thus contain less potential energy than less electronegative atoms, electronegative potential energy. Thermodynamics is the branch of science that concerns energy and how it changes during chemical and physical transformations.

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