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In the simplest terms, the equation shows us that higher temperatures lead to faster reaction rates because the molecules of the reactants involved have more energy.
Shane Parrish • The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
If the emergency continues and the MK reaction is allowed to run too long, another reaction, deamination, kicks in. It demolishes the “A-frames” in some AMP molecules, leaving the phosphates with nothing to attach to. This is bad news.
Pavel Tsatsouline • The Quick and the Dead: Total Training for the Advanced Minimalist
The reason flux goes one way rather than the other reflects the environmental driving force. In hydrothermal vents, that driving force is hydrogen, which pushes flux in the direction of making new organic molecules. But if hydrothermal flow fluctuates, the concentration of H2 is bound to fall. Leave the vent and the driving force begins to push the
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The speed of a reaction is called its kinetics, which is distinct from but just as important as thermodynamics.
Karen G. Lloyd • Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth
the difference between an exergonic and an endergonic reaction. In the first case, you constantly need to add energy to keep the process going. In the second case, the reaction, once triggered, continues by itself and even releases energy.
Sönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
the difference between an exergonic and an endergonic reaction.