Endergonic and exergonic free energy reaction profiles?

[Leila_Shamir_3J]

How would the reaction profiles be different for an endergonic and an exergonic reaction?

[MichelleCarter_1F]

For an endergonic reaction, the reaction is not spontaneous, so energy is taken in. Thus, the energy of the products would be higher than the reactants. For an exergonic reaction, energy is released and thus the products have lower energy than the reactants.
also see this cool Khan Academy diagram on the page called "Free energy": https://www.khanacademy.org/science/bio ... ree-energy

[melissa carey 1f]

I believe these terms are used to refer to the same reactions as exothermic and endothermic.

[705748759]

for an endergonic reaction, the reaction is not spontaneous, so energy is taken in so the energy of the products would be higher than the reactants. For an exergonic reaction, energy is released and thus the products have lower energy