BIOL 1201 Chapter : Chemical Reactions

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Chemical reactions occur anytime two or more atoms ions or molecules collide in such a way that they produce a new substance. They must physically run into each other in the right orientation and with sufficient amount of force to produce a new substance. Laws of thermodynamics (chemical reactions are governed by two physical laws) First law: energy can neither be created nor destroyed only converted from one form to another. If the reactants have greater energy than the products, then energy must be released for the reaction to move forward. If the reactants have less energy than the products then energy must be put into the reaction for it to happen. Second law: when converting energy from one form to another the amount of useful energy decreases. We"re never going to be able to do these energetic conversions 100% efficiently. Waste energy is given off in the form of heat.

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