DCPIP is a blue colour when its oxidized and when it is reduced it turns into a colourless solution. DCPIP replaces NADPH the final electron acceptor in the light dependent reaction.
So basically, as the reaction continues, the more DCPIP is reduced and the absorbance decreases.
It involves cyclic phosphorylation because electrons are continously recycled. The electrons lost by cholorphyll molecules are gained by DCPIP and vice versa. Thus, the hill reaction only involves cyclic phosphorylation, unless the electrons are lost to the surrounding environment.
The activation energy of a chemical reaction can be likened to pushing a car up a hill before it can roll down to the other side. Just like how the initial push is needed to start the motion, the activation energy is required to initiate a chemical reaction. Once the reaction is started, it can proceed spontaneously.
Rolling a ball up a hill is not a chemical reaction, so it is not classified as exothermic (releasing heat) or endothermic (absorbing heat). The energy required to roll the ball up the hill comes from the input of mechanical work, rather than a chemical process.
Chemical reaction where the energy content of the products is less than that of the reactants; heat is given out from the system. eg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exothermic_reaction * Combustion reactions of fuels * Neutralization reactions such as direct reaction of acid and base * Adding concentrated acid to water * Adding water to anhydrous copper(II) sulfate * The Thermite reaction * Reactions taking place in a self-heating can based on lime and aluminum * The setting of cement and concrete * Many corrosion reactions such as oxidation of metals * Most polymerisation reactions * The Haber-Bosch process of ammonia production
If the activation energy of a reaction is high, then it requires a large amount of energy to initiate the reaction. The situation arising when a spontaneous reaction has a large activation energy is similar to rolling a ball over a hill. At first, energy must be expended to move the ball to the crest of the hill (or, in the case of a reaction, impart enough energy to the molecules so that their bonds can be sufficiently weakened). However, once the ball is at the top of the hill, it rolls down on its own. This is analogous to the reforming of chemical bonds, which releases energy. High activation energies are typical when a reaction involves molecules whose bonds are strong.
DCPIP acts as an electron acceptor of a Hill Reacton. In this way, it "steals" electrons.
It involves cyclic phosphorylation because electrons are continously recycled. The electrons lost by cholorphyll molecules are gained by DCPIP and vice versa. Thus, the hill reaction only involves cyclic phosphorylation, unless the electrons are lost to the surrounding environment.
The energy hill on an energy diagram represents the activation energy required for a chemical reaction to occur. It shows the energy difference between the reactants and the transition state of the reaction. The height of the energy hill determines the rate at which the reaction will proceed.
The energy hill on an energy diagram represents the activation energy needed for a chemical reaction to occur. It shows the energy barrier that must be overcome for the reaction to proceed from reactants to products. The height of the hill indicates the energy input required for the reaction to take place.
The additional potential energy the reactants must gain in order to react
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Boiling the chloroplasts will break them. Thus they will not be able to do the Hill reaction, as they will not have an intact membrane upon which to build up a pH gradient.
Lengthens it
This is the energy needed to get us from our starting point to the top of the hill would be the activation enery
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An energy hill diagram represents the energy changes that occur during a chemical reaction. It visually shows the difference in energy between reactants and products, with the peak representing the activation energy needed for the reaction to occur.
The activation energy of a chemical reaction can be likened to pushing a car up a hill before it can roll down to the other side. Just like how the initial push is needed to start the motion, the activation energy is required to initiate a chemical reaction. Once the reaction is started, it can proceed spontaneously.