Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation Overview
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What does bioenergetics primarily concern?

  • The transfer and utilization of energy in biologic systems (correct)
  • The speed of chemical reactions
  • The change in heat content of reactants and products
  • The change in randomness or disorder of reactants and products

    • Which thermodynamic quantity predicts the direction in which a reaction will spontaneously proceed?

  • Free energy (G) (correct)
  • Enthalpy
  • Entropy
  • Energy charge (ΔG)

    • What does the change in free energy (ΔG) predict about a reaction?

  • The speed of the reaction
  • The change in randomness or disorder of reactants and products
  • The change in heat content of reactants and products
  • The feasibility of the reaction (correct)

    • What does enthalpy (ΔH) measure in a chemical reaction?

    <p>The change in heat content of reactants and products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary use of the concept of free energy (ΔG) in bioenergetics?

    <p>To predict the direction of a reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

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