Exam 2 Flashcards
First law of thermodynamics
Energy is neither created nor destroyed but it can be transferred
Bioenergeties
How energy gets moved around
Energy
The ability to do work
Second law of thermodynamics
Entropy increases systems tend to become more disordered with each energy transfer
Change that is spontaneous in terms of probability and ordered
Highly ordered- low probability
Disordered- higher probability
Gibbs free energy
Delta G change in final & initial
Endergonic
Delta G is positive
Energy is stored
“Going uphill on a bike “
Also
Exergonic reactions
Delta G is negative
Energy is being released “going down a hill”
Delta o G of chemical reactions makes what kind of bonds
Making covalent bonds tends to be endergonic
Delta G can be affected by
Relative energy levels of reactants & products
Concentration of reactants & products
Temperature & pressure
To look at the energy levels we usually look at the standard free energy
Delta G zero
1M each, 1 atmosphere, 25°C
Biologist prefer delta G zero prime -
as delta G zero but also ph7
Energy charts!
Left to right- exergonic
Right to left-endergonic
Delta G zero prime shows
That the products of this reaction are much more stable
So the product are energetically favored
At equilibrium, there will be more product than reactants
Products move from
Less stable to more stable
Low energy = higher stability
Exergonic at equilibrium
Will leave you with more products than reactants
Spontaneous
When delta G zero prime is less than zero
There Will be more products than reactants at equilibrium
so concentrations don’t change anymore
The rate of the forward reaction is equal to
The rate of the reverse reaction
- equilibrium Constant
’ Products over reactants
Is linked to delta G zero prime
KEQ> 1
Delta G zero prime<o
Exergonic or spontaneous
KEQ< 1
Delta G zero prime>0
Endergonic more reactant than product
Can keq be negative?
No!
Delta G zero prime tells US what about the rate of reaction
Nothing
Rate of reaction & delta G prime zero are
Independent of one another