Reduction energetics

The principles of oxidation-reduction energetics described above apply to the many metabolic reactions that involve electron transfers. For example, in many organisms, the oxidation of glucose supplies energy for the production of ATP. The complete oxidation of glucose ... 

Figure 4. Reduction energetics of the actinyl ions in solution including spin-orbit effect. Energies of reaction are in kJ.mol .

Let us now consider the reduction of a metal oxide by carbon which is itself oxidised to carbon monoxide. The reaction will become energetically feasible when the free energy change for the combined process is negative (see also Figure i.i). Free energies. 

Reference to Figure 3.4 shows that the reduction is not feasible at 800 K. but is feasible at 1300 K. However, we must remember that energetic feasibility does not necessarily mean a reaction will go kinetic stability must also be considered. Several metals are indeed extracted by reduction with carbon, but in some cases the reduction is brought about by carbon monoxide formed when air, or air-oxygen mixtures, are blown into the furnace. Carbon monoxide is the most effective reducing agent below about 980 K, and carbon is most effective above this temperature. 

When using logjoK against l/T graphs, in order to find the temperature at which reduction becomes energetically feasible it is necessary to determine the temperature at which the equilibrium constant for the reduction indicates a displacement of the reaction in favour of the metal. 

At higher temperatures log,yX has a positive value and X becomes large. Thus complete reduction of the oxide is energetically (and indeed kinetically) feasible. 

This reaction suffers none of the reduction in resonance stabilization that is present in reactions (7.H) and (7.1). It is energetically more favored than both of these, but not as much as the reaction in which. ... 

Dinitrogen has a dissociation energy of 941 kj/mol (225 kcal/mol) and an ionisation potential of 15.6 eV. Both values indicate that it is difficult to either cleave or oxidize N2. For reduction, electrons must be added to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of N2 at —7 eV. This occurs only in the presence of highly electropositive metals such as lithium. However, lithium also reacts with water. Thus, such highly energetic interactions ate unlikely to occur in the aqueous environment of the natural enzymic system. Even so, highly reducing systems have achieved some success in N2 reduction even in aqueous solvents. 

Fluorescent and phosphorescent substances are excited into an unstable energy state by UV light. When they return to the ground state they release a part of the energy taken up in the form of radiation. The emitted radiation is less energetic than the light absorbed and usually lies in the visible part of the spectrum. Since absorption (excitation) and emission obey a linear relationship over a certain range a reduction in absorption leads to a reduction in the luminescence, too. 

One general benefit of subunit association is a favorable reduction of the protein s surface-to-volume ratio. The surface-to-volume ratio becomes smaller as the radius of any particle or object becomes larger. (This is because surface area is a function of the radius squared and volume is a function of the radius cubed.) Because interactions within the protein usually tend to stabilize the protein energetically and because the interaction of the protein surface with... 

Next consider the energetics of reduction. Calculate AH for the first step in the reduction process using free reagents (BHT and AlHT). Energies for formaldehyde, and for the two intermediate adducts are provided at left. Which reduction is thermodynamically more favorable Are these results consistent with the predictions made using atomic charges ... 

If the a-phellandrene nitrite be heated with an alcoholic solution of potash, it is converted into nitrophellandrene, Ck,Hi5(N02). This bodyis converted by reduction with sodium and alcohol into tetrahydrocarvone, or by less energetic reduction with zinc and acetic acid, into carvotan-acetone. The relationship between these bodies is shown by the following formulas —... 

Most of the reactions using the reduction of an oxide by an electropositive metal are energetically self-sustaining and consequently are fast. 

Study, the students are taught the basic concepts of chemistry such as the kinetic theory of matter, atomic stmcture, chemical bonding, stoichiometry and chemical calculations, kinetics, energetics, oxidation-reduction, electrochemistry, as well as introductory inorgarric and organic chemistry. They also acquire basic laboratory skills as they carry out simple experiments on rates of reaction and heat of reaction, as well as volrrmetric analysis and qualitative analysis in their laboratory sessions. 

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