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Chemical Reactions Exothermic (Energy Releasing) Endothermic (Energy Absorbing) Both types often need some energy input to get the chemical reaction started = Activation Energy.
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Energy
Energy is defined as the ability to do work.
Forms of Energy• Chemical• Thermal (Heat)• Sound• Light• Kinetic• Potential
• Electric• Nuclear
Chemical Reactions• Exothermic (Energy Releasing)• Endothermic (Energy Absorbing)
• Both types often need some energy input to get the chemical reaction started = Activation Energy.
Reactants
Reactants
Products
Products
Activation energy
Activation energy
Enzymes Lower Activation Energy
Reactants
Reaction pathwaywith enzyme
Reaction pathwaywithout enzyme Activation energy
without enzyme
Activationenergywith enzyme
Products
Terminology for Chemical Formulas
• Reactant + Reactant Product
• In a reaction that uses an enzyme:
• Substrate Product
Enzyme Enzyme
Conservation of Matter and Energy
• Matter and energy can neither be created or destroyed. Only the form can be changed.
• Matter is recycled in an ecosystem. Energy flows through an ecosystem.
• Autotrophs transform light energy into chemical energy by the process of photosynthesis.
• Heterotrophs acquire chemical energy by consuming other living organisms. (Food Chain)
• Nutrient molecules are recycled in an ecosystem as organisms acquire them and then release them when consumed or when they die and decay.