Bioenergetics Flashcards
1
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What is free energy?
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2
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What is entropy?
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3
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Chemical reactions and free energy.
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4
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What does spontaneous mean?
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5
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What does it mean to be not spontaneous?
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6
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Important point about delta G:
If delta G is negative (spontaneous)…
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7
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Important point about delta G:
If delta G = 0…
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8
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Important point about delta G:
What does the total free energy change of a pathway depend on?
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9
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Important point about delta G:
Delta G and reaction rates.
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10
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What is activation energy?
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11
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Sucrose (table sugar) has an inherent tendency to react. Why doesn’t a bowl of sugar spontaneously combust when placed on a table?
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