Practical Flashcards
autoionization of water
ability of water to act as bronsted acid or bronsted base
water donating proton to another water molecule
bronsted acid
proton donor
bronsted base
proton acceptor
concentration of H+ in pure water at 25*C
1.0 E-7 M
Kw
1.0 E-14
H*OH
narrow range pH paper
2 pH units
wide range pH paper
12 pH units
pH meter
glass electrode connected to meter
voltage produced depends on pH of solution
electrical potential produced is linear function of pH
voltage produced is read by the meter and calibrated to .01pH units
must be standardized with buffer solutions with known pHs
titration
measured amounts of base are added to measured amount of acid or vice versa
equivalence point
point in titration in which acid is exactly neutralized
moles acid = moles base
pH = pKa
inflection point
BUFFER PROBLEM 3
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first level of p structure
primary structure; linear sequence of AA linked by peptide bonds
second level of p structure
sterical arrangement of amino acid residues in specific parts of polypeptide chain
secondary structure elements
parallel/antiparallel b sheets
a-helices
b-turns
tertiary structure
3D structure of pp chain
function of protein is dependent on
correct 3D structure (tert)
2 abundant classes of proteins based on tert structure
fibrous
globular
fibrous proteins
simple, repeating elements of secondary structure and have structural roles
silk fibroin
silk fibroin
layers of antiparallel b-sheets
globular prtoeins
several types of secondary structure in same pp chain
myoglobin
quaternary structure
protein has 2 or more pp subunits that can interact w each other
hemoglobin
protein native state
functional folded conformation
lowest Gibbs free energy
native state represents
most thermodynamically stable state