8- Energy and metabolism Flashcards

Principles of energy transformations and biochemical energetics

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The first law of thermodynamics

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Energy is neither created or destroyed during any conversion. Total energy before and after conversion is the same.

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The second law of thermodynamics

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When energy is converted from one form to another, disorder tends to increase. Some of the energy becomes unavailable to do work. (No reaction is totally efficient).

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