Biology 1002B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Liposome, Endergonic Reaction, Micelle
13 Oct 2017
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The farther away an electron is from the nucleus of an atom the greater potential energy that electron possesses. Move to higher energy levels farther from the nucleus when it gains energy. The laws of thermodynamics describe energy and its transformation. Thermodynamics is the study of the energy flow during chemical and physical reaction. Open system can exchange both matter and energy with its surroundings a. Closed system can exchange energy but not matter with its surroundings a. Isolated system exchanges neither matter nor energy with its surroundings a. First law of thermodynamics is the principle that energy can be transferred and transformed but cannot be created or destroyed. Second law of thermodynamics is the principle that for any process in which a system changes from an initial to a final state, the total disorder of the system and its surroundings always increases. Tendency for energy to spread out or become more dispersed.
