Biology 1202B Lecture 5: Biology 1202B Lecture : Mon, Jan. 21/19 – Lecture 5: Energy and Thermodynamics

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Mon, jan. 21/19 lecture 5: energy and. Cycle 2 - lecture 5: energy and thermodynamics. Energy: the capacity of a physical system to do work. First law of thermodynamics: energy cannot be destroyed or created. Total amount of energy in a system and its surroundings remains constant. Second law of thermodynamics: entropy of a system and surroundings will increase - energy will always become more spread out. If you leave something out, it will have high entropy (no energy: energy that is lost is unable to do work. Lost energy contributes to entropy (heat: humans maintain entropy by adding energy, we disintegrate due to entropic forces, energy and work can main entropy, entropy is the driving force between diffusion. We need more energy because molecules have a natural tendency to break down and spread out increasing entropy. Recycles protein --> requires energy --> produces waste and ultimately increases entropy.

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