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Chemical Thermodynamics And the Thermodynamic Foundations of Life
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not all energy can be converted to work, some heat is always lost A cyclic process Takes you back to same P, T, U U = Q - W = 0 Q = W Here, Q = Q C + Q H Efficiency e = W / Q H 1.capitalize on the fact that heat flows from hot to cold 2.convert some heat to work. Engines
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How much energy is available for work? “Free energy” Gibbs free energy G First law of thermodE = dQ - dW adding in entropy and P-V work dE = T dS - P dV Define Gibbs free energyG = E + PV - TS a derivative & some algebra dG = V dP - S dT Same as U
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At equilibrium, Therefore, what is dG? dG = 0 (now think min, max, slope, entropy) dG = V dP - S dT G does the opposite of what entropy does: G is minimized P and T stay constant.
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G = how much useful work can be done (not just heat released) at constant T and P. At equilibrium, no more work can be done. We can think of a cell as an engine… dG = V dP - S dT + dN Chemistry!
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= chemical potential = how G depends on N (# molecules) dN = the sum of all dN for all chemical species involved in a reaction Example: N 2 + 3 H 2 --> 2 NH 3. dN = 1 N2 + 3 H2 - 2 NH3 At equilibrium, G is at a minimum, so dN = 0
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Chemical reactions proceed in a certain direction depending on T and P. How does it “know” which way to go? Rate = forward - reverse reaction rates Rate constant k: Experimental:
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A catalyst lowers the activation energy
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