AAMC Test 1 set Flashcards
Cavernous
large cave or chamber
Critical point
point at which different phases of matter can exist simultaneously
Triple point
where solid, liquid, and gas can exist simultaneously
Phase boundary
transition point of matter
Bond formation
Bond formation is an exothermic process -> energy is release so -H
- Bond formation and bond breaking of the same atoms yield the same magnitude of energy but opposite signs
When matter is changing phase, it’s temperature is..
When matter is changing phase, it’s temperature is constant until the phase change is complete
Heat of vaporization
the amount of enthalpy added to a liquid to transform it into gas
Heat (or enthalpy) of fusion
amount of heat that is required to change a specific quantity of a substance from a solid to a liquid without increase in temperature and at constant pressure
Calorimetry
measure the transfer of heat in chemical reactions, physical changes, and phase changes
Electric fields
vector fields which have a magnitude and direction
- The direction of the magnetic field is the direction force will be exerted on a positive charge when placed in that field
A proton and electron are oppositely charged and will produce an attractive force on one another
- The attractive force experienced by each charge will be equal and opposite
- Acceleration of an object is equal to force/mass -> Due to the electron’s mass being smaller, it will experience a greater acceleration
To determine the magnitude of the acceleration that each charge experiences, we must know:
- Charge magnitude, charge mass, and distance between the charges
Coulomb’s Law
- F = k (q1q2/d^2)
-ase
protein enzyme
Enzymes that are not proteins
ribosome (made of RNA)
Catalyst/enzymes
lowers activation energy
- Vast majority of enzymes are reversible
Enzymes in glycolysis that are irreversible in physiological conditions:
Hexokinase (rxn 1), PFK (rxn 3), pyruvate kinase (rxn 10)
Vmax
maximum rate of enzyme activity - we never reach Vmax
- Asymptotic curve - curve gets closer but never reaches
Km
the amount of substrate required for the enzyme to work at 1/2 the maximum rate of enzyme
- The higher the km = the lower the affinity of the enzyme to the substrate
Hexokinase
high affinity, low kcat
Glucokinase
lower affinity high kcat
Kcat
catalytic rate- the max speed of one enzyme - how quickly can you work at maximum rate
Need enzymes with different affinities and efficiency to allow
Need enzymes with different affinities and efficiency to allow for adaptivity and balanced use of substrate throughout the body
Cooperative enzyme
Hill coefficient > +/-1
- E.g. hemoglobin - cooperatively binds to oxygen
Positive Hill coefficient = positive cooperativity = when binding of a ligand to an enzyme enhances the binding of additional ligand to that enzyme
Negative Hill Coefficient = negative cooperativity = when binding of a ligand to an enzyme inhibits the binding of additional ligand to that enzyme
Hill coefficient = 1
not cooperative enzyme
Michaelas Menton equation
Rate of enzyme equation
- V = (vmax [S])/([S] + Km)
Lineweaver burk plot
- More useful during lab to determine variables
- Y-intercept = 1/vmax
- X-intercept = -1/km
Competitive inhibitors
Competitive inhibitors look and act like the substrate
- Most effective when there is not a lot of substrate around
- Vmax is the same
Km increases - can be overcome by more substrates
Noncompetitive inhibitors
Noncompetitive inhibitors bind to allosteric site with or without substrate attached
- Decreases vmax - kcat decreases too - Km remains the same
Uncompetitive inhibitor
Uncompetitive inhibitor binds to enzyme substrate complex
- Decreases vmax - Decreases km - more sensitive to substrate
Lysogenic cycle
Lysogenic cycle = virus binds to genome
E.g. HIV = give lots of long terminal repeat for the virus to bind to instead of our own genome
Long terminal repeat
repeating region of genome
Suicide inhibitor
bind and break the enzyme - irreversible
- E.g. aspirin
Mixed inhibitor
when characteristics of different inhibitors are in one inhibitor
- E.g. inhibitor that can bind the enzyme with or without a substrate but preferentially works better when the substrate is bound => both noncompetitive and uncompetitive
Most efficient enzymes
high kcat and low km = kcat/km
An object will float in a liquid when the amount of liquid displaced weighs as much as the object
- Gravity on a different planet will change the mass of the liquid and object by the same amount so the object will float the same as on earth
Buoyant force
the weight of the water it displaces = weight of the object
Specific gravity of water =1
- Specific gravity < 1 = float
- Specific gravity > 1 = sink
- The denser the fluid, the more the displaced fluid will weigh
The amount of water the ice displaces is the same as the amount of water in the ice
explain
When it melts, the ice will take the same volume as the water it initially displaced and there will be no change in the water level of the beaker
Less dense liquids will be displaced more to achieve the…
same buoyant force as a denser liquid
The denser the liquid, the more the buoyant force
Sign of the source charge and sign of point charge only affects the
direction of the electric force
Coulomb’s Law
magnitude of the electrostatic force (Fe) is proportional to the product of the magnitude of the charges F=k0*q*Q/d^2 - F = electrostatic force - q = point charge - Q = source charge - d = distance away from source charge K0 = 9 x 10^9
Negative (-) change in electrical potential
the point charge moves from a position of higher electric potential to a position of lower electric potential
- Favorable direction of charge -> loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy during the movement - The point charge moves to its new location due to the force generated by the electric field on the charge -> object being moved will increase in velocity during its movement
Electric field
radiates out from a charge in field lines with strong and closer field lines towards the charge and les as it radiates out
Equation for determining electric field: E =k0Q/r^2
○ Q = source charge
○ r = distance between the charges
○ K0= coulomb’s constant = 9 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2
Electric force
force that pushes apart two like charges or that pulls together two unlike charges
- Size of attraction decrease as the distance between them increases - Electric field x charge = force
Electrical potential energy
energy that is needed to move a charge against an electric field - associated with a particle with a charge
- Need more energy to move a charge further in the electric field - Energy used to move particle away from the plate is stored in the particle as electrical potential energy - It is the potential that the particle has to move when it is let go
Electrical potential
joules/coulomb = the difference in potential energy per unit charge between two locations in an electric field - associated with position in space
- How much work needed per unit charge
If we place a positive charge near a negative plate - electrical potential is
low
If we place a positive charge further from the negative plate - electrical potential is
high
If we have two plates, one negative and one positive, the electrical potentials
the electrical potentials of the positive and negative plates combine
○ Positive charge near the negative plate and far from the positive plate - electrical potential is very low
○ Positive charge near the positive plate and far from the negative plate - electrical potential is very high
Can find electrical potential energy
PE = electrical potential (V) x charge ©
- Change in electrical potential of a point charge
- Path does not matter
- Electrical potential difference = V = k0*Q/r
○ Q = value of source charge
○ r = distance between the source charge and the point charge
Electrical potential is not voltage since voltage
change in electrical potential in two points in space
Gravitational force can only act
Gravitational force can only act to attract both spheres towards each other
Law of conservation of charge
net charge of an isolated system remains constant
Work is independent of __
path
Power
Power = work/time = force x velocity
Work in electrostatics
W = qEd
- When displacement is the same for different paths of a point charge along a constant field, the energy expended is equivalent
Triboelectric effect
exchange of electrons -> leading to attractive forces between molecules
Coulomb
measure of charge
- 1 coulomb = 6.24 x 10^18 electrons - e = 1.6 x 10^-19 C
Newton’s law of gravitation
- FG = Gm1m2/r^2
- Similar pattern to coulombs law
Insulators
when charges are added, charges cannot move in an insulator so they are stuck
- composed of atoms and molecules where the positively charged nucleus are generally stationary (solid)
- Electrons cannot jump from atom to atom
- Atoms can become polarized to a favorable direction when in contact with something electric or polarized though the atoms cannot move
E.g. wood, plastic
Conductors
when charges are added, charges will migrate away from each other to the edges of the conductors since like charges repel
- Electrons can jump from atom to atom - composed of atoms and molecules where the positively charged nucleus are generally stationary (solid) - E.g. gold, silver, copper
Can charge conducting rods by
physically touching and the charges spread to each other
Charge by induction
can charge by putting two conducting rods close in proximity to each other and charges will leave since it is repelled by the other conductor into the ground (can deposit or give infinite amount of e-) -> rod has a net amount of charge
Boltzmann said that when temperature is high
Boltzmann said that when temperature is high the average KE of those molecules are large - feels hotter when KE is high
Ideal gas law variables - smaller gas molecules
- PV = nRT
- P = pressure in Pascals
- V = volume m^3
- n = number of moles
- R = gas constant = 8.31 J/mole*K
- T = temperature in K
In order to obey ideal gas law
we would minimize the effects of intermolecular interactions and molecular sizes of these gases
- Ideal gas conditions in the environment - high temperature (lots of KE to move around and not be experiencing forces from each other) - Low pressure (less inhibited to move around)
Properties of ideal gases
to allow stable predictions of pressure, volume, and temperature
- Collisions between gas molecules are completely elastic - no energy lost during collisions - Gas molecules do not interact with each other except during collisions - Volume occupied by molecules is negligible compared to the volume occupied by the gas
Boltzmann’a ideal gas law
focuses on number of molecules to get a more microscopic estimate of gas law
- PV = N*kB*T - P = pascals - V = volume in m^3 - N = # of molecules - kB = boltzmann's constant = n/N*R = 1.38 x 10^-23 - n = number of moles - N = number of molecules - n/N = 1/Avogadro's number - R = gas constant - T = temperature K
S = kB*lnW
- S = entropy
- kB = boltzmann’s constant = 1.38 x 10^-23
- W = # of microstates = how many ways to change microstate to maintain the same macrostate
Total internal energy (KE) for a monatomic ideal gas
U= (3/2)PV = (3/2)NkT = (3/2)nRT - Work done by gas = energy leaves - Work done on gas = energy gains - △U = Q + W - Q = heat W = work
W = P*△V
- Pressure is constant - heat while expanding to maintain pressure as constant
Heat molar capacity, C = Q/n△T
how much temperature increases after a certain amount of heat is added
Heat capacity at constant volume
Cv = △U/△T = (3/2)PV/△T = (3/2)NkB = (3/2)nR
- Molar heat capacity at constant volume = (3/2)R
Heat capacity at constant pressure = Cp
Cp = Q/△T = (5/2)nR
- Molar heat capacity at constant pressure = (5/2)R - Difference between the Cv and Cp = nR
Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
macroscopic properties (P,V,T) of gas are the result of microscopic properties of the gas molecules (x (position),v (speed)) - Elastic = does not loose KE after collision and bounces back with same velocity
P = F/A
force/area = pressure
F = △p/△t
F = △p/△t = m△v/△t = mv^2/L
- △p = change in momentum = m△v - m = mass - △v = change in velocity - △t = change in time
total thermal energy of monatomic gas
- (3/2)PV = N*KEavg = total KE
- Utotal = (3/2)PV
- Utotal = (3/2)NkBT
- Utotal = (3/2)nRT
Average kinetic energy of 1 ideal gas molecule: KEavg
KEavg = (3/2)T
Real gases experience intermolecular forces
Real gases experience intermolecular forces between gas molecules (van der waals forces)
- Real gases molecules possess mass - Real gases have lower pressure and higher volume compared to ideal gases
Positive correlation in equations
on different sides of the equal sign on equations
negative correlation in equations
on the same side of the equation
Boyle’s Law
- P1V1 = P2V2
Innocuous
not harmful or offensive; harmless, safe
Dissecting research figure: TAUT
- Title
- Axes/variables
- Units
- Trends - statistical significant data points
Error bars
range of possible true values -> only to disprove significance
○ If bars overlap, the relationship is not significant
○ Worse case scenario when there is no p-value asterisks
-/-
-/- = both allele knockout = completely knocked out alleles from genetics
Strategy for MCAT Questions:
- Read the question
- Simplify -> what is the question really asking?
- Identify necessary passage info and/or background knowledge
○ Whenever possible, make predictions - Approach answer choices + be PESSIMISTIC
○ Where are the bad answers - look for things that are wrong
Complex II produces electron from
NADH2
Amino acids that can be charges
- (Dragons Eat)- (Knights Riding Horses)+
- Histidine is similar to physiological pH - can be neutral or positive
Electron transport chain
mitochondria
- Redox reactions throughout the chain, ending with the reduction of oxygen into water
- As the electrons through molecules of higher reduction potential, energy is released
○ Energy released is coupled to pump protons across into the intermembrane space
- The protons in the intermembrane space are so desperate to leave that they go through ATP synthase and generate ATP
triangles side lengths and degrees
- Wx = W sinθ
Wy = W cosθ
1Mkg (mega kilogram)
1 x 10^6 kg
Head to tail rule
when subtracting vectors
- Understand what needs to be added and reverse the direction of the arrow
The units of the rate constant, k, depend on the
overall order of the reaction
- K[A]^m[B]^n
- Order of reaction = m + n
○ When m + n = 0, units are M/s
Ionization energy
the amount of energy required for an atom to give up an electron
- In a spontaneous redox reaction, the atom which has the lowest ionization energy is the one which is spontaneously ionized via oxidation
acid dissociation constant, Ka
The extent dissociation of an acid can be predicted by the acid dissociation constant, Ka
- Ka is related to the base dissociation constant, Kb, of its conjugate base, by the equation Ka x Kb = 10^-14
Electrolytic cell
a battery applies a voltage in order to cause the electrode with higher reduction potential to undergo oxidation, and the electrode with the lower reduction potential to be reduced
Galvanic cell
a battery applies a voltage in order to cause the electrode with lower reduction potential to undergo oxidation, and the electrode with the higher reduction potential to be reduced
Electron flow vs. current flow
Electron flow from anode to cathode, while current flow is from cathode to anode
Electrolyte
a substance that dissolves in a polar solvent (typically water) and separates into cations and anions and conducts electricity
- many electrolytes are salts (the product of reacting acid with a base) - Some electrolytes are acids and bases (which ionize in solution) - The greater the extent to which a substance can dissociate into cations and anions, the greater its ability to conduct electricity
Strong electrolyte
is a substance which is completely soluble in its solvent such as the salt NaCl or the strong acid HCl
- Strong acids and bases are strong electrolytes because they dissociate completely in solution
Solid metals
Solid metals conduct electricity through the movement of free electrons
Ineluctable
unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
Anachronistic
belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
Plight
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
Impetus
the force or energy with which a body moves
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLPs)
different lengths of nucleotides following restriction enzyme digestion since different individuals will have different sequences in the location of cleavage sites
Gel Electrophoresis
separates DNA fragments by size
Gene cloning
often uses methods that require gel electrophoresis
Restriction enzyme
break up the phosphodiester bonds in the middle of the DNA strand - endonuclease
- Need palindromic sequence in which the coding 5’–>3’ and the template 5’–>3’ strand must read the same
- Cleave double stranded DNA
No effect on promoter region
Exonuclease
cleave phosphodiester bonds at the ends of a DNA strand
Acyltransferase
transfer acyl chains
Gas chromatography
samples being vaporized and passed through a liquid or solid stationary phase using a gaseous mobile phase
- Stationary phase lets polar molecules elute more slowly - The molecules with the lowest boiling points come out of the column first (first peak) - The molecules with higher boiling points come out of column last (last peak)
SN2
there will be ab inversion of configuration
Enzymes
stabilizing transition state and lowers activation energy of the reaction by providing the binding energy
O-18
natural stable isotope of oxygen and one of the environmental isotopes
Strong acid
- HCl = hydrochloric acid
- HBr = hydrobromic acid
- HI = hydroiodic acid
- HNO3 = nitric acid
- HClO3 = chloric acid
- HClO4 = perchloric acid
- H2SO4 = sulfuric acid
Strong Bases
- LiOH = lithium hydroxide
- NaOH = sodium hydroxide
- KOH = Potassium hydroxide
- RbOH = rubidium hydroxide
- CsOH = Cesium hydroxide
- Ca(OH)2 = calcium hydroxide
- Sr(OH)2 = strontium hydroxide
- Ba(OH)2 = barium hydroxide
Index of refraction = n = c/v
- C = speed of light in vacuum = 3 x 10^8 m/s
V = speed of light in the material
The energy of a photon
The energy of a photon = plancks’s constant x freqeuncy of EM wave
E = hf
Terahertz = THz
1012 Hz
Work = power x time
Work
power x time
Cysteine
Cysteine residues get oxidized to form disulfide bonds with oxidants
Break disulfide bonds with
reducing agents
At higher pH side chains of some residues..
At lower pH, side chains of some residues…
At higher pH side chains of some residues deprotonate and become negatively charged
At lower pH, side chains of some residues protonate
Blood is incompressible
the rate of flow into an area must equal the rate of flow out of an area