BIOSC 0150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Polymerization, Thermodynamics, Hydrolysis

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Free energy change (deltag) of a reaction. A chemical reaction is a transformation of energy. Free energy: available energy energy available to do work. Energy transformations are governed by the laws of thermodynamics. Second law: entropy increases with every transformation. General principle: chemical reactions are spontaneous or nonspontaneous. A net decrease in free energy from reactants to products. A net decrease in potential energy or increase in entropy. A negative energy requirement (any initial energy investment is less than energy released) We represent any transformation of energy as a change in free energy-- deltag. G, or gibbs free energy, is the energy and entropy possessed by the molecules involved in a chemical reaction. G is a function of 2 factors. Deltag is a useful way of determining spontaneity of a reaction. A negative deltag means a reaction is exergonic and spontaneous. A positive deltag means a reaction is endergonic and nonspontaneous.

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