Chemical reactions are driven by the amount of energy used to break the bonds in the reactants ( the activation energy) and the energy released by making new bonds in the products. The stronger the forces holding together the molecules of products, the more readily the reaction takes place. The difference between the energy produced in making the bonds and breaking the bonds is called ENTHALPY. The reaction can also be driven if the products have a greater degree of disorder (ENTROPY) than the reactants.
No. Fireworks rely on chemical rather than nuclear energy. They are driven by an oxidation-reduction reaction. Fireworks were developed centuries before we discovered nuclear fission.
Chemical energy creates ATP that allows muscle movement. Chemical energy is released in an chemical reaction that often causes heat.
Stars are driven by Nuclear Fusion.
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If the ∆H is positive and the ∆S is positive, then the reaction is entropy driven. If the ∆H is negative and the ∆S is negative, then the reaction is enthalpy driven. If ∆H is positive and ∆S is negative, then the reaction is driven by neither of these. If ∆H is negative and ∆S is positive, then the reaction is driven by both of these.
Coupled reaction
Stability of the products as compare to stability of reactants.
The oxygen produced in photosynthesis is derived from the carbon dioxide the organism combines with water. The chemical reaction is driven by energy derived from light. The products of the reaction are oxygen and sugar, and the reaction isn't too difficult to understand. It looks like this:6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2The carbon dioxide and water will, driven by the energy of light, chemically react to form sugar and oxygen.
Most chemical reactions are exothermic, that is, they release a certain amount of heat as a by-product of the reaction. Endothermic reactions, those which absorb heat, also do occur, but they are more rare. Endothermic reactions are driven by entropy only, whereas exothermic reactions are driven by the energy that is released. The more energy is released, the more easily the reaction will occur.
Assuming that the intended reaction is BaCl2 (aq) + Na2SO4 (aq) => 2 NaCl (aq) + BaSO4 (s), this is not a redox reaction. Instead it is an ion interchange reaction, driven by the fact that BaSO4 is much less soluble in water than any of the other ions pairs barium chloride, sodium chloride, and sodium sulfate.
Chemical reactions are driven by the amount of energy used to break the bonds in the reactants ( the activation energy) and the energy released by making new bonds in the products. The stronger the forces holding together the molecules of products, the more readily the reaction takes place. The difference between the energy produced in making the bonds and breaking the bonds is called ENTHALPY. The reaction can also be driven if the products have a greater degree of disorder (ENTROPY) than the reactants.
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Multiple reactions, although photosynthesis is the most well know. The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, for example, can also be driven by energy from the sun.
No. Fireworks rely on chemical rather than nuclear energy. They are driven by an oxidation-reduction reaction. Fireworks were developed centuries before we discovered nuclear fission.
Chemical energy creates ATP that allows muscle movement. Chemical energy is released in an chemical reaction that often causes heat.
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