endergonic
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adjective
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Relating to a chemical reaction that requires the absorption of energy. The production of sugars by plants during photosynthesis is an endergonic reaction, where sunlight provides the necessary energy.
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Cells couple the exergonic reaction of ATP hydrolysis with endergonic reactions, allowing them to proceed.
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Figure 6.9 Exergonic and endergonic reactions result in changes in Gibbs free energy.
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Figure 6.8 shows some other examples of endergonic and exergonic reactions.
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Whether the reaction is exergonic or endergonic determines whether the products in the diagram will exist at a lower or higher energy state than both the reactants and the products.
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A baby developing from egg is an endergonic process, enthalpy decreases and entropy decreases.
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