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11 Cards in this Set
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Energy |
Capacity to do work |
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Kinetic Energy |
Energy of motion |
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Potential Energy |
Stored energy |
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Energy converts into... |
Heat |
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Thermodynamics |
Branch of chemistry concerned with energy changes |
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1st Law of Thermodynamics |
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only changed |
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2nd Law of Thermodynamics |
Disorder in the universe (entropy) is continuously increasing. |
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A reaction that requires an input of energy |
Endergonic |
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A reaction to release excess energy as heat. |
Exergonic |
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The chief "currency"used in cells for energy transaction. |
ATP |
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Adenosine Triphosphate |
ATP |
