How can I draw an endergonic reaction in a potential energy diagram?
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Exergonic and endergonic qualifications only apply for Gibbs' free energy. Enthalpy applies to potential energy diagrams.
Endergonic just means that
Now, since we do have
#DeltaG_"rxn" = DeltaH_"rxn" - TDeltaS_"rxn"#
So, the reaction is necessarily endothermic, and the reaction coordinate diagram and potential energy diagram look similar.
The main difference is again, you'd be using