For a muscle to contract in a cell, chemical reactions that involve a positive change in the amount of free energy available take place. Which of the following best describes the impact of these reactions in the cell? They cause an increase in total entropy.

They move the cell toward equilibrium.

They occur spontaneously as they give off heat.

They require energy to be absorbed to proceed.

A) They cause an increase in total entropy

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the relative atomic mass of an element is the mass of one atom of that element, relative to 1/12th of the mass of a  1212c atom. to convert to an absolute mass in kg, it is necessary to multiply by  1.661×10−271.661×10−27.

the relative atomic mass is roughly equal to the number of neutrons, plus the number of protons, in the nucleus of the atom.

for elements with more than one stable isotope (different types of nucleus with different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons), the quoted mass is usually the average mass, weighted by the relative abundance of the different isotopes.