Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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What are solutions?

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Homogenous mixture of a Solvent & Solute.

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What are the 3 types of bonds?

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  1. Covalent
  2. Ionic
  3. Hydrogen
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What is a Solute?

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Anything dissolved by the Solvent

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What are mixtures?

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Heterogenous, exist as 2 distinct compounds. Easy to seperate.

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What is pH?

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Concentration of free H+ Ions in a solution.

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What is lower on the pH scale? (Acid or Base?)

A

Acid

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What is higher on the pH scale? (Acid or base?)

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Base

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7
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What is HCI

A

Hydrochloric Acid

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8
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Na OH

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Sodium Hydroxide

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9
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What is the pH of water?

A

7.0

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What do Base compounds do?

receive or donate what

A

Readily receive H+ ions from the solution.

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What do Acid compounds do?

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Readily donate H+ ions to the solution.

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12
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What is the pH of stomach acid?

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pH2 - pH1

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13
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What is the pH of fruit juice?

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pH 4 - pH 5

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14
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Are gases emitter by acids & bases as caustic as liquids?

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Yes, Gas is just as caustic as liquids if you come in contact w/ them.

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15
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What is the pH of blood?

A

7.4

16
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How are buffers used in medicatons?

A

They are used to stabilize their structure & control their breakdown.

17
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What are Radio Active Isotopes?

A

Unstable as a result of the neutron charge.

They are decaying and breaking down releasing energy.

18
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What is Half life?

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The amount of time required to reach half the initial energy content.

19
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How many valence electrons does carbon have?

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4

20
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How many potential covalent bonds can carbon simultaneously form?

A

4

21
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What are the benefits of Carbon?

A

plug & play capability, allows for the creation of macromolecules, carbon is readily available in the enviroment.

22
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Define Chirality

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Its the mirroring of a molecule.

23
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What are Carbohydrates?

A

Sugar molecules

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What are Monosaccharides?

A

One sugar unit.

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What are Disaccharides?

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2 sugar units bound together.

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What are Polysaccharides?

A

Many sugar units bound together

27
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What is Metabolism?

A

Energy production

28
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What are 2 common Disaccharides?

A

Lactose & Sucrose

29
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Where is lactose metabolised?

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The digestive tract..