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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?)

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Acid

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

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Base

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What is HCI

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Hydrochloric Acid

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Na OH

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Sodium Hydroxide

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What is the pH of water?

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7.0

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What do Base compounds do?

receive or donate what

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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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What is the pH of stomach acid?

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pH2 - pH1

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What is the pH of fruit juice?

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pH 4 - pH 5

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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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What is the pH of blood?

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7.4

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How are buffers used in medicatons?

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

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What are Radio Active Isotopes?

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Unstable as a result of the neutron charge.

They are decaying and breaking down releasing energy.

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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

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How many potential covalent bonds can carbon simultaneously form?

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4

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What are the benefits of Carbon?

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

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Define Chirality

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Its the mirroring of a molecule.

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What are Carbohydrates?

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Sugar molecules

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What are Monosaccharides?

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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?

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Many sugar units bound together

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What is Metabolism?

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Energy production

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What are 2 common Disaccharides?

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Lactose & Sucrose

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Where is lactose metabolised?

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The digestive tract..

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