Week 3 Flashcards

1
Q

How many covalent bonds can carbon form?

A

4

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2
Q

Orbital hybridization

A

Allows carbon to form 4 covalent bonds

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3
Q

Tetrahedron

A

Lopsided orbitals with electrons on different planes but similar distances

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4
Q

Hydrocarbons

A

Molecules in a carbon chain

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5
Q

Hydrocarbons are formed through

A

Orbital hybridization

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6
Q

Are hydrocarbons polar or nonpolar?

A

Non polar, their electronegativities are very similar

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7
Q

Functional groups

A

Groups of atoms in an organic molecule

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8
Q

Elements commonly bonded w carbon

A

Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur

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9
Q

What kind of molecules is carbon a defining factor in?

A

Organic

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10
Q

Organic molecules

A

Mostly made up of carbon bonded w other elements

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11
Q

Dehydration uses what kind of metabolic process?

A

Anabolism

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12
Q

Byproduct of dehydration

A

Water

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13
Q

During what reaction does water break into its molecular components

A

Hydrolysis

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14
Q

Which reaction requires an input of energy and creates a covalent bond

A

Dehydration

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15
Q

Starch

A

Carb polymer chain made up of glucose monomers

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16
Q

1-4 Glycosidic link shape

A

Straight chain

17
Q

1-6 glycosidic link shape

A

Branching chains

18
Q

Where is free energy stored in dehydration

A

Glycosidic links

19
Q

What is a catalyst

A

Substance that is added to a reaction to increase the reaction rate without getting consumed in process

20
Q

What is an enzyme

A

Proteins that act as catalysts in biochemical reactions

21
Q

Dimer

A

(Aka polymer) 2 monomers bonded, simple carb

22
Q

Polysaccharides

A

3 monomers bonded, complex carb

23
Q

Entropy

24
Q

Disaccharides

A

Dimers of carbs

25
Q

Cellulose

A

Carb polymer chain of B glucose

26
Q

Which reaction raises entropy?

A

Hydrolysis, makes more disorder due to breaking down

27
Q

Which reaction releases free energy?

A

Hydrolysis

28
Q

Which reaction lowers entropy?

A

Dehydration, builds together

29
Q

Peptide bond

A

Covalent bond between carbon and nitrogen after dehydration

30
Q

Polypeptide

A

Linear chain of amino acids

31
Q

Hydrophobic exclusion

A

Substance condensing and excluding water
Protein folding

32
Q

Disulfide bridge

A

Covalent bonds between R groups

33
Q

Van der waals attractions

A

Weak attraction among molecules close together

34
Q

Denaturation

A

Protein that lost its shape making it inactive