C.

Respiration - The + ▵ E indicates that O2 can serve as

- also known as cellular respiration a strong electron acceptor (hence its
- in biological systems, this is the process placement in the ETC)
by which cells derive energy in the form
of ATP from the controlled reaction of
hydrogen with oxygen to form water
- enzymes involved in this process are
called enzymes of biological oxidation

Figure (). Cellular respiration is a controlled formation of water

using heat generated midway to form ATP.

Figure (). Redox potentials. **The relative positions

D. Redox Potential of redox systems (decreasing negativity until it
- the tendency of reactants in redox becomes positive; increasing E’0) as shown in the
table allows prediction of the direction.
reaction to donate or accept electrons
- Proportionate to the Gibbs free energy in
the 1st law of thermodynamics References
→ Where Gibbs free energy is the Doc Menorca’ss PPT
standard free energy change Previous Transes (2022 1A, 1B)
→ E’ is the standard redox potential
- At standard conditions (biochem’s
POV): E’ is normally expressed at pH 7.0
where the electrode potential of
hydrogen electrode is- 0.42V. This heat
energy (kJ) is transformed into electrical
energy (V), consistent with the 1st law of
thermodynamics

- The equation relates the redox potential

to the free energy. This could be used to
determine if the reaction is spontaneous
or not based on the redox potential (▵ E)
- Moreover, the more negative ▵ E
means that it can donate electron and
tend to be a reducing agent
- The more positive ▵ E means that it can
accept electron and tend to be an
oxidizing agent