Answer:
Unfavorable reactions include Reaction A and Reaction B.
Favorable coupled reactions: Reactions B with C and Reactions A with C.
Net energy change:
For Reactions B and C: -14.2 kJ/mol
For Reactions A and B: 30.1 kJ/mol
For Reactions A and C: -16.7 kJ/mol
Explanation:
A reaction is considered thermodynamically favorable (or spontaneous) if ΔG is less than 0. Thus, the unfavorable reactions where -ΔG is greater than 0 are:
Reaction A and Reaction B.
In coupling Reaction C with Reaction B and Reaction A, the following equation is obtained:
ATP + fructose-1,6-phosphate ⟶ ADP + fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
ΔG equals 16.3 minus 30.5, resulting in -14.2 kJ/mol.
For the reaction ATP + glucose ⟶ ADP + glucose-6-phosphate, ΔG equals 13.8 minus 30.5, yielding -16.7 kJ/mol.
Overall, the coupled reaction of A and B results in a change of free energy of:
ΔG = 13.8 plus 16.3, which equals 30.1 kJ/mol.