3/7/23 Biology
Energy definition
The ability to cause change
What is happening during the transition state?
The bonds are about to break due to an increase in energy
What type of reaction is photosynthesis?
endergonic/nonspontaneous
What type of reaction is cellular respiration?
exergonic/spontaneous
Endergonic definition
A non-spontaneous reaction
Exothermic definition
A reaction resulting in heat
Enderthermic reaction
A reaction that needs constant heat
Spontaneous reaction definition
A reaction that would occur without adding energy
Exergonic definition
All energy/the release of energy
What type of reaction has a positive gibs free energy?
Endergonic/non-spontaneous
Matter definition
Has mass and takes up space
Entropy definition
Measure of chaos
Non-spontaneous reaction definition
Requires constant energy to occur
What type of reaction has a negative gibbs free energy?
Spontaneous/exergonic
What is the arrow that goes from the line of reactants to the peak of the transition state?
The energy of activation