Chapter 13.1, Problem 1TQ

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The catabolism of glucose led to the release of greater amount of energy as heat or by the change of entropy.

Introduction:

The cells present in organisms need energy to build basic macromolecules from simple molecules in the environment. Entropy is the degree of randomness of the system. Energetics of a biochemical reaction can be understood by the following equation: ΔG= ΔH-TΔS, where ΔG is the Gibbs free energy change, ΔH is the change in enthalpy, T is temperature and ΔS is the change in entropy.