BIOL130 Study Guide - Final Guide: Exergonic Reaction, Chemical Equilibrium, Exergonic Process

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Specifically in biology, we are concerned with the first two laws of thermodynamics: Therefore, the overall net excess of energy can be used by the cell to fuel a variety of cellular processes (e. g. the breaking of atp into adp + energy) The second law: energy spontaneously disperses from being localized/ordered to becoming spread out/disordered (i. e. entropy = disorder: reactions cause disorder in two ways, heat is released during biological reactions, causing disorder in the outward environment. Exergonic reactions (spontaneous: products less ordered and have lower potential energy than reactants, a good way to remember this is: simple reactions = simple products with less energy potential. Endergonic reactions (not spontaneous: products are more ordered and have higher potential energy than reactants, complex reactions = complex products with more energy potential. Measuring work in a system: gibbs free energy (g): quantitatively measures the useful work obtained from a system at constant.

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