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A muscle can be thought of as a fuel cell, producing work from the metabolism of glucose:

C6H12O6+6O2⟶6CO2+6H2O

(a) Use the data at the back of this book to determine the values of ΔHand ΔGfor this reaction, for one mole of glucose. Assume that the reaction takes place at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.

(b) What is maximum amount of work that a muscle can perform , for each mole of glucose consumed, assuming ideal operation?

(c) Still assuming ideal operation, how much heat is absorbed or expelled by the chemicals during the metabolism of a mole of glucose?

(d) Use the concept of entropy to explain why the heat flows in the direction it does?

(e) How would your answers to parts (a) and (b) change, if the operation of the muscle is not ideal?

Short Answer

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(a) The value of ΔHis -2803.04kJand the value of ΔGis -2878.94kJ.

(b) The maximum amount of workdone is 2878.94 KJ.

(c) The amount of heat absorbed is 75.9 KJ.

(d) Here, the heat is positive and entropy is positive. So, the heat flows into the system.

(e) Here less amount of energy will leave the system, but Gibbs free energy and enthalpy will be same.

Step by step solution

01

Explanation

The chemical reaction for the fuel cell of the muscle is

C6H12O6+6O2→6CO2+6H2O

Formula used:

Write the expression for the enthalpy change for the reaction.

ΔH=6HCo2+6HH2O-HC6H12O6-6HO2………(1)

Here, HCO2is the enthalpy for CO2,HH2Ois the enthalpy of H2O,HC4H2O4is the enthalpy for C6H12O6and Ho2is the enthalpy of O2.

Write the expression for the Gibbs energy change for the reaction.

ΔG=6GCO2+6GH2O-GCbH12O4-6GO2………(2)
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Calculation

Calculation:

Refer table at the back of the book.

Substitute-285.83kJfor HCO4,-393.51kJfor HH2O,0for HCnH2O6and -1273kJfor Ho2in expression (1).

ΔH=-6(285.83kJ+393.51kJ)-6(0)+1273kJ=-2803.04kJ

Substitute-237.13kJfor GCO2,-394.36kJfor GH2O,0for GC6H2O3and -910kJfor GO2in expression (2).

ΔG=-6(237.13kJ+394.36kJ)-6(0)+910kJ=-2878.94kJ

Thus, the value of ΔH is -2803.04kJ and the value of ΔG is -2878.94kJ.

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Step 3. (b) GIven information

The chemical reaction for the fuel cell of the muscle is

C6H12O6+6O2→6°ä°¿2+6H2O.

Workdone for ideal operation,

W=∆GwhereW=workdone∆G=Gibbsenergy

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Step 4. Calculation

As, ∆G=2878.94KJ.

So,W=2878.94KJ

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Step 5. Conclusion

The maximum amount of workdone is 2878.94 KJ.

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Step 5. Given information

The chemical reaction for the fuel cell of the muscle is

C6H12O6+6O2→6°ä°¿2+6H2O.

The enthalpy is less than the amount of the work extracted.

The expression for the heat absorbed.

²Ï=°Â-∆H

where

Q=heatabsorbed.

07

Step 7. Calculation

Here

W=2878.94KJ∆H=2803.04KJ

So,Q=2878.94KJ-2803.04KJ=75.9KJ

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Step 8. Conclusion

The amount of heat absorbed is 75.9 KJ.

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Step 9. Given information

The chemical reaction for the furl cell of the muscle is

C6H12O6+6O2→6°ä°¿2+6H2O.

The expression for the entropy change for the reaction.

∆S=6SCO2+6SH2O-SC6H12O6-6SO2·······(3)whereSCO2=EntropyforCO2SH2O=EntropyofH2OSC6H12O6=EntropyofC6H12O6SO2=EntropyofO2

Entropy in terms of heat absorbed

∆S=QT········(4)whereQ=heatabsorbedT=absolutetemperature

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Step 10. Calculation

From the table

SCO2=69.91J·K-1SH2O=213.74J·K-1SC6H12O6=205.14J·K-1SO2=212J·K-1

So,

∆S=669.91+213.74=6205.14-212J·K-1=259.06J·K-1

Hence,

Q=259.06J·K-1298K=77.2KJ

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Step 11. Conclusion

Thus, the heat is positive and entropy is also positive. So, the heat flows into the system.

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Step 12. Given information

The chemical reaction for the fuel cell of the muscle is

C6H12O6+6O2→6°ä°¿2+6H2O.

In the ideal reaction, the work equals the change in the Gibbs energy. But when the reaction is not ideal the amount of work is less than the Gibbs energy. Here, as the change of entropy is same, therefore less heat flow enters the system and less energy leaves the system. But, the Gibbs free energy and enthalpy are same whether or not the operation is ideal or not.

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Step 13. Conclusion

Thus, less amount of energy will leave the system, but Gibbs free energy and enthalpy will be same.

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