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Bob Jones Chpt 2.2
Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | The ability to do work. |
| kinetic energy | The energy of motion; may to the form of heat, light, electricity, etc. |
| potential energy | Energy that is stored until being released. |
| entropy | A measure of the unusable energy that escapes when energy is being converted from one form to another; an increase in disorder and degeneration. |
| reactant | The starting substance of a chemical reaction. |
| product | The physical result of a chemical reaction. |
| activation energy | The initial energy necessary to start a chemical reaction. |
| catalyst | A substance that affects the rate of a reaction but is not changed in the reaction. |
| enzyme | A protein molecule that is produced by living cells to catalyze specific reactions. |
| active site | A portion of an enzyme's surface that is believed to bond to a particular substrate during the action of an enzyme. |
| substrate | The chemical or chemicals an enzyme will affect. |