Chapter 4, Problem 41SA

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reason why the third law of thermodynamics is not useful for the chemical reactions in living organisms, while the first and second law is.

Introduction:

The law of thermodynamics rules mostly all the chemical processes in organisms. The first law of thermodynamics, also known as the law of conservation of energy, states that energy in the system cannot be created or destroyed, that is, energy isconstant and conserved. The second law asserts that some of the energy will be lost at the end of the process.