Please choose the correct letter . and explain a bit why you choose it According to the second law of thermodynamics,  a. energy will not be destroyed b. energy will not be created c. potential energy will always increase

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Please choose the correct letter . and explain a bit why you choose it

  1. According to the second law of thermodynamics

a. energy will not be destroyed

b. energy will not be created

c. potential energy will always increase

d. entropy will always increase

e. both a and b are correct

     

2. In one of the reactions of the citric acid cycle, malate is oxidized to oxaloacetate. When this reaction is considered in isolation, a small amount of malate remains and is not oxidized. The best term to explain this is 

a. enthalpy

b. entropy

c. equilibrium

d. free energy

e. loss of energy

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