Unit 2: Chapter 8 Flashcards
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Metabolism
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Metabolism consists of catabolism and anabolism .
2
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Catabolism
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“Break down”
Releases energy from breaking bonds
3
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Anabolism
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“Build up”
Stores energy in chemical bonds
4
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Is thernal energy potential or kinetic?
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Kinetic
5
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1st Law of Thermodynamics
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Energy cannot be created or destroyed
6
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2nd Law of Thermodynamics
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Reactions proceed spontaneously only when the entropy increases
7
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What is entropy?
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disorder
8
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Will a Rxn Proceed Forward?
Rxns proceed to the most stable condition:
More Stable = ____ energy and ____ entropy
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lower energy
higher entropy
9
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Gibbs Free Energy
Most stable = ____ free energy
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Lowest
10
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Produce Energy or Require Ene
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