BIOCHEM 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jmol, Hydrolysis, Solution
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Biochem423/523 - lecture 3 - thermic and gonic reactions. An exothermic reaction, one in which the h is negative. If heat has been taken up, the enthalpy ( h) will be positive, and if heat has been released, the enthalpy will be negative. A process with positive enthalpy ( h) is endothermic. A process with negative enthalpy ( h) is exothermic. A process with positive free energy ( g) is endergonic. A process with negative free energy ( g) is exergonic direction) The g only tells you if the reaction is favorable or unfavorable, and the h only tells. Spontaneous, in chemical terms, does not mean speed or celerity of the reaction! you if heat has been released or absorbed. Diffusion is entropy driven: has a positive s. Standard free energy: g and g ". Standard free energy changes, for example, changes in free energy under a defined set of conditions, provide useful reference points: