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covalent bond

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a chemical bond that occurs when atoms share electrons to form electron pairs, or bonding pairs

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sucrose

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a disaccharide, or a type of sugar made up of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose

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Bioenergetics

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the study of how living organisms transform and manage energy

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Catalysts

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a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or lowers the temperature or pressure required to start one, without being consumed or chemically changed during the reaction

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enzymes

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proteins that act as biological catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in living organisms

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Globular proteins

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spherical or globe-shaped proteins that are water-soluble and perform a variety of biological roles

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Soluble

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a substance can dissolve in a particular fluid, or solvent

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Metabolism

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he sum of chemical reactions that take place in the body’s cells to provide energy and materials for growth, reproduction, and health

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Metabolic pathways

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a series of biochemical reactions that occur in a cell, converting a substrate into a product

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Reactants

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a substance that enters into a chemical reaction and is altered during the process

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intermediates

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a substance formed during a middle step of a chemical reactionbetween reactants and the desired product

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Linear pathway

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involves the conversion of one compound through a series of intermediates to another compound

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Cyclic pathway

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a cyclic reaction in biology that uses the final product or part of it to start the same pathway again

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Endergonic

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a chemical reaction that absorbs energy and produces products with more energy than the reactants

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condensation reaction

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a chemical reaction that joins two molecules together to form a single molecule, usually with the loss of a small molecule like water

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Anabolic reactions

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chemical reactions that use energy to build larger molecules from smaller ones in living organisms

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Exergonic

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a chemical reaction that releases energy, usually in the form of heat

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hydrolysis reaction

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a chemical reaction that breaks down biological molecules using water

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Catabolic reaction

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a chemical reaction that breaks down large molecules into smaller ones, releasing energy in the process

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Coupling cellular processes

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the process of interaction or information exchange between two or more entities in a system

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entropy

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a measure of a system’s disorder, or randomness, and the unavailable energy in a closed system

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polymers

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arge molecules made up of many smaller molecules, called monomers, that are joined together

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monomers

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small molecules or atoms that bond together to form larger, more complex structures called polymers

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glucose

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a type of sugar and the main source of energy for living organisms

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amylose

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a polysaccharide found in plants and a component of starch that is made up of a linear chain of glucose molecules

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amylopectin

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a branched polymer that is a component of starch

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glycosidic covalent bond

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a covalent bond that connects a carbohydrate molecule to another group, which may or may not be another carbohydrate

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starch synthase

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an enzyme that helps plants create starch by adding glucose units to a chain of glucose residues+B29

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DNA replication

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the process of copying a cell’s DNA to create two identical copies

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nucleotides

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the basic building blocks of DNA and RNA, the nucleic acids that store genetic information in cells

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phosphodiester covalent bond

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a covalent bond that links nucleotides together in DNA and RNA to form a sugar-phosphate backbone

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DNA polymerase

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an enzyme that creates new DNA copies by reading existing DNA strands and adding nucleotides to create new strands that match the originals

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Protein synthesis

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a biological process that occurs in cells to create new proteins from amino acids

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amino acids

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the basic building blocks of proteins, which are the foundation of life

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peptide covalent bond

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a covalent chemical bond that links amino acids together to form proteins

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ribosome

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a cell structure that synthesizes proteins by translating messenger RNA (mRNA) into amino acids

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amylase

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an enzyme that breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars, such as glucose, maltose, and maltotriose

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maltose

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a disaccharide sugar that is formed by the condensation of two glucose molecules

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Lipids

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organic compounds that contain hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms, which form the framework for the structure and function of living cells

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lipase

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an enzyme that helps the body digest fats and is produced primarily in the pancreas

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fatty acid chains

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carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains that are important components of lipids in plants, animals, and microorganisms

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glycerol

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a nontoxic, sweet tasting, and viscous fluid that has the chemical formula C3H8O3

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ester covalent bond

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a covalent bond that forms between a carboxylic acid group and an alcohol group, and is formed through the elimination of a water molecule

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Glycogen

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a storage form of glucose that’s made up of many connected glucose molecules

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glycogen phosphorylase

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an enzyme that breaks down glycogen, a glucose-storing polymer, to produce glucose-1-phosphate (G1P)

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Photosynthesis

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a biological process that converts light energy into chemical energy, which is used to fuel the metabolism of organisms

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Cellular respiration

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a series of metabolic processes that take place in cells to convert chemical energy into adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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Substrate

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a substrate is a substance that is acted upon by an enzyme, and an enzyme is a protein that speeds up chemical reactions by interacting with substrates

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enzyme-substrate complex

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a temporary molecule that forms when an enzyme binds to a substrate

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Active site

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the part of an enzyme where a substrate binds and undergoes a chemical reaction

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Product

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the end substance that results from a biological process

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anabolic enzyme

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a protein that catalyzes biochemical reactions that synthesize larger molecules from smaller ones

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catabolic enzyme

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a protein that catalyzes biochemical reactions that break down large molecules into smaller units

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Enzyme specificity

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the ability of an enzyme to only act on a specific substrate and avoid unwanted reactions in its active site

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Lock and Key model

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a theory in biology that explains how enzymes and their substrates fit together

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Induced-fit model

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a biological theory that explains how an enzyme’s active site changes shape to bind to a substrate

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Conformational change

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a change in the shape of a macromolecule, such as a protein

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Activation energy

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the minimum amount of energy required for a chemical reaction to occur

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Collision theory

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a scientific theory that explains how chemical reactions occur, and is used to predict reaction rates, especially for gases

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momentum

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the quantity of motion of a moving body, and is defined as the product of a body’s mass and velocity

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Thermoconformer

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an animal that allows its body temperature to fluctuate with the temperature of its environment, and is usually close to it

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Thermoregulator

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an animal that maintenance of core body temperature by balancing heat generation with heat loss

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Immobilized enzymes

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an enzyme that is attached to a solid, insoluble matrix or carrier, or cross-linked to other enzyme molecules, without losing its catalytic activity

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alginate gel bead

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typically used in the form of a hydrogel in biomedicine, including wound healing, drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Also used in immbolised enzymes and industrial production

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Lactose-free milk

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milk that has had the lactose broken down into smaller molecules that can be digested.This is done by adding the enzyme lactase to regular milk

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Denatured enzyme

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an enzyme that has lost its normal structure and is no longer able to function

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salinity

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the amount of dissolved salt in water

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chaperonins

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large, barrel-like protein complexes that help proteins fold properly

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renaturation

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a biological process that involves the reconstruction of a protein or nucleic acid to its original form, especially after denaturation

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primary structure

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the linear sequence of amino acids in a protein or peptide

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limiting factor

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a condition or variable that can slow or stop a population from growing, or limit the rate of a reaction

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saturated

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being a solution that is unable to absorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure

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osmolarity

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the number of particles of solute per liter of solution

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optimum temperature

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the temperature at which an enzyme is most active and catalyzes a biological reaction at its highest rate

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Optimum pH

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the pH level at which an enzyme works best, or when its enzymatic activity is highest

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Haemoglobin

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a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues and organs, and carbon dioxide back to the lungs

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carbonic acid

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a weak acid that forms when carbon dioxide dissolves in water

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Optimum salinity

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the concentration of dissolved saltsl at which an enzyme works best, or when its enzymatic activity is highest

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mols

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the International System of Units (SI) unit for measuring the amount of a substance, such as atoms, electrons, or protons

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Iodine

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a chemical test that detects the presence of starch in a sample

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Benedicts reagent

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a chemical reagent used to test for the presence of reducing sugars in biology

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reducing sugars

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carbohydrates that can act as reducing agents in chemical reactions by donating electrons to other molecules

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qualitative

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qualitative refers to the quality of something being assessed, rather than its quantity or size

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quantitative

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the study of living organisms using mathematical, statistical, and computational techniques

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Colorimeter

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a device which helps specific solutions to absorb a particular wavelength of light

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Catalase

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a very common enzyme that is present in almost all organisms that are exposed to oxygen

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hydrogen peroxide

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a reactive oxygen species and the simplest peroxide, a compound having an oxygen–oxygen single bond

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parts per million

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how many parts a certain molecule or compound makes up within the one million parts of the whole solution

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