The phosphate transfer potentials for glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate are −20....

The phosphate transfer potentials for glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate are −20.9 kJ/mol and −13.8 kJ/mol, respectively.

(a) What is the equilibrium constant for this reaction at 25 °C?

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 (b) If a mixture was prepared containing 1 M glucose-6-phosphate and 1 × 10−3 M glucose-1-phosphate, what would be the thermo-dynamically favored direction for the reaction?