Non-covalent Interactions and Water Flashcards
What is special about colligative properties and what do they depend on?
properties that can change depending on the concentration of particles (in water)
Name the colligative properties of water.
freezing point, boiling point, osmotic pressure, diffusion rates
Describe the hydrophobic effect and it’s significance to living systems.
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What is a dielectric constant? Why does water have a high dielectric constant?
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Why is ice less dense than water? What is the significance to life?
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What are water’s unique properties?
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What are the types of weak interactions in biomolecules? List them in increasing bond strength.
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True or False. Hydrogen bonds are a type of dipole-dipole intermolecular interaction.
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Which is more favorable, a or b, and explain why in thermodynamic terms.
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What is a micelle?
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Why does water have high surface tension?
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What is osmotic pressure?
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What is the relationship between SA:V and diffusion rate?
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