Enzymes are able to speed up a reaction by lowering the activation energy:Question 59 Answer Choices A. only if the reaction is exergonic. B. only if the reaction is endergonic. C. if the reaction is endergonic or exergonic D. if ΔG is positive.
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Enzymes are able to speed up a reaction by lowering the activation energy:Question 59 Answer Choices A. only if the reaction is exergonic. B. only if the reaction is endergonic. C. if the reaction is endergonic or exergonic D. if ΔG is positive.
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The correct answer is C. Enzymes can speed up a reaction by lowering the activation energy, regardless of whether the reaction is endergonic (absorbs energy) or exergonic (releases energy). This is because enzymes work by providing a 'pathway' of lower activation energy, which allows the reaction to proceed more quickly. They do this by binding to the reactants (substrates) and bringing them into close proximity, which increases the rate of successful collisions between them. This is not dependent on the overall energy change (ΔG) of the reaction.
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