Answer to Question #135631 in Physical Chemistry for Deepak sonkar

Question

What is the relationship between coupled reactions and non-
equilibrium thermodynamics ?

Answer 1

in thermodynamics and statistical physics, a physical process in which a nonequilibrium state exists. Nonequilibrium processes are always irreversible processes, and such processes lead to an increase in entropy.

A chemical reaction having a common intermediate in which energy is transfered from one side of the reaction to the other. Examples: 1. The formation of ATP is endergonic and is coupled to the dissipation of a proton gradient