Energy Storage: Types, Reactions, and Battery Materials

Main Types of Energy Storage

  • Electrochemical: Fuel Cell
  • Electrical: Capacitor
  • Mechanical: Flywheel
  • Thermal: Molten Salt
  • Chemical: Hydrogen
  • Biological: Starch

Gibbs Free Energy

G = GproductsGreactants

Voltage: E = -ΔGr / zF

Temperature Dependence: G = HTΔS

Main Reactions in Batteries

  1. Reconstitution (Major Change)
    • Formation Reaction
    • Displacement
  2. Insertion (Small Change): xA + BC = AxBC

Important Practical Parameters in Batteries

  1. Specific Energy
  2. Energy Density
  3. Operating Voltage
  4. Energy Quality
  5. Charge Capacity

Liquid

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Carbohydrates: Structure, Types, and Functions

Carbohydrates: Biomolecules are formed by C, H, and O in a ratio that indicates its empirical formula CnH2nOn, although exceptionally they may contain atoms of H, S, and P. These compounds may represent up to 90% of the biomolecules organic in the body, hence its importance. Also known as carbohydrates because they were initially thought to be formed by the structure of carbonated and hydrated water molecules. Chemically, the carbohydrates are aldoses or ketones with multiple hydroxyl groups, although

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Atomic Structure, Radioactive Decay, and Chemical Bonds Explained

Atomic Nucleus and the Strong Force

Protons and neutrons bind together to form the nucleus of an atom. Negatively charged electrons are attracted to the positively charged protons and orbit the nucleus. The strong force, also known as the strong interaction, color force, or strong nuclear force, holds protons and neutrons together. This force is more powerful than the electrical repulsion between protons, but it requires the particles to be in close proximity.

Ions: Atoms with a Charge

An ion is an

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Water and Mineral Salts in Living Organisms

Water: The Essence of Life

Properties of Water

Water, the most abundant molecule in living matter, comprises 20% to 85% of an organism’s mass, decreasing with age. A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, covalently bonded at a 104.5° angle. Although electrically neutral, the atoms have different electronegativity values, giving water its polar character. This polarity allows water molecules to form hydrogen bonds with each other.

  • Dielectric Constant: The force with which
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Thermodynamics, Metallurgy, and Coordination Chemistry

Some basic concepts of thermodynamics help us in understanding the theory of metallurgical transformations. Gibbs energy is the most significant term here. The change in Gibbs energy, ΔG for any process at any specified temperature, is described by the equation: ΔG = ΔH – TΔS

where, ΔH is the enthalpy change and ΔS is the entropy change for the process. For any reaction, this change could also be explained through the equation: ΔG = – RTlnK

where, K is the equilibrium constant of the ‘reactant

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Photosynthesis, Trophic Networks, and Separation Methods

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a chemical process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially by using the energy from sunlight.[1] Photosynthesis occurs in plants.

Trophic Networks

A trophic network is the set of food chains in an ecosystem. That is, it is the expression of all the food relationships within an ecosystem, a way of representing how matter and energy circulate among its members.

Stimulus

We call stimulus the changes that occur in the environment or inside an organism

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