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Laws of Thermodynamics
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| Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only converted to other forms (conservation of energy). |
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Laws of Thermodynamics
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Every reaction is not efficient because some energy is converted into entropy
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Cells extract energy from nutrients and use this energy to perform activities such as growth, repair
and reproduction |
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refers to metabolic pathways that construct large molecules from small ones.
Endergonic = requires energy |
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refers to metabolic pathways that break down large molecules into smaller ones and
release energy. Exergonic = release energy. |
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The amount of energy stored in a chemical bond is called. The more difficult the bond is to
break, the higher the bond energy. |
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| Reactions that can proceed in both directions eventually reach a point |
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