Physical chemistry life sciences
In a particular biological reaction taking place in the body at 37°C, the change in enthalpy was -115 kJ mol-1 and the change in entropy was -116 J K-1 mo1-1.
(a) Calculate the change in Gibbs energy.
(b) Is the reaction spontaneous?
(c) Calculate the total change in entropy of the system and the surroundings.
Calculate the change in Gibbs energy. Calculate the total change in entropy of the system and the surroundings.