Chapter 1: Introduction

Question 1

Average length of a hydrogen bond

Answer 1

1.5−2.6 Å

Question 2

Number of genes in human genome

Answer 2

~20,000

Question 3

First Law of Thermodynamics

Answer 3

Conservation of energy; energy cannot be created or destroyed

Question 4

Second Law of Thermodynamics

Answer 4

Entropy must always be increasing