The branch of physical science concerned with heat and its relation to other forms of energy and work.
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Why does the hydrolysis of ATP increasing entropy increase the Phosphoryl-‐transfer Potential?
I am currently taking a biology class. I do not understand this concept. I understand that the electrostatic repulsion of the negative charges, resonance stabilization and hydration stabilization all ...
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How do warm-blooded animals keep their temperatures constant?
Warm blooded animals like us keep their temperature constant irrespective of their surroundings. But how do they do that? Energy should be supplied from the inside. I assume that reactions like making ...
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How to quantitatively measure work done by a biological system?
Thermodynamic efficiency can be expressed as the ratio of Work done(W) to Energy invested (Q).
Thermodynamic efficiency= W/Q
How can one measure work done by a ...
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What is a coupled reaction and why do cells couple reactions?
I was wondering what exactly a coupled reaction is and why cells couple them. I read the wikipedia article as well as several others, such as life.illinois.edu but I still don't get it. Could ...
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How does water buffer a sudden drop in temperature?
A property of water is that it is slow to heat and cool. According to my biology book, some energy from an increase in temperature would spent breaking hydrogen bonds, so that temperature does not ...
