BIOLOGY 172 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Competitive Inhibition, Electron Transport Chain, Electronegativity

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Electron father away from the nucleus, etc. the positive protons, have a higher potential energy compared to electrons closer to the nucleus. Because electrons are shared equally between c-c, their distance is the same from the carbons. In the reaction c-o, the electrons are closer to the oxygen than to the carbon. Oxygen is not going to let go of its electrons; it"ll have a higher electronegativity than any other biological molecules. This causes the electrons to have a low potential energy since they moved down closer to the nucleus of the oxygen. Any movement of an electron is a reduction-oxidation reaction. When an atom or molecule gains an electron, it is reduced. When an atom or molecule loses an electron, it is oxidized. Electrons are never lost, just moved from atom to atom. Where there are electron donors, there are electron acceptors. If something is oxidized, it has lost electrons. If something is reduced, it has gained electrons.

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