Energy Flashcards

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Chemical Energy is

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used to establish concentration gradients.
used for synthesis of molecules
a form of potential energy

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Radiant energy is

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in the form of electromagnetic waves, a type of kinetic energy

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Study of energy transformations

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thermodynamics

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What determines the reaction rate in an enzyme-catalyzed reactions

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activation energy and energy required to break existing bonds

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a ball rolling across a table is

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mechanical kinetic energy

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the second law of thermodynamic says

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a quantity of energy can’t be completely transferred from one from into another

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7
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the propogation of an impulse in a neuron is

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electrical energy

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8
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what are forms of radiant energy

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ultraviolet light, visible light, radio waves

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if the rate of a reaction leads to a net loss of reactants

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the reaction is irreversible

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10
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light that can be detected by the retina is

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visible light

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