CHEM 210 BIOCHEMISTRY -
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M1: Problem Set
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CHEM 210 - BIOCHEMISTRY - MODULE 1
WhatvgdovgBiochemistsvgstudy?vg-vganswer--1.vgThevgrelationshipvgbetweenvgstructurevgandvgfunctionvgofvgbiomolecules
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WhatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgavgLinearvgmolecule?vg-vganswer--180vgdegrees
WhatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgavgTrigonalvgPlanar?vg-vganswer--120vgdegrees
WhatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgavgTrigonalvgPyramidal?vg-vganswer--107.5vgdegrees
whatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgTetrahedral?vg-vganswer--109.5vgdegrees
Whatvgisvgcarbonvgreferredvgtovginvgthevgchemicalvgworld?vg-vganswer--Thevgsuperglue
Whatvgdoesvgorganicvgchemistryvgstudy?vg-vganswer--
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Whatvgdoesvginorganicvgchemistryvgstudy?vg-vganswer--Thevgfieldvgdealingvgwithvgmetals,vgminerals,vgandvgothervgnon-
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Whatvgisvgavglongvgchainvgofvgcarbonsvgcalled?vg-vganswer--Polymers
Whatvgisvgavgcyclicvgcompound?vg-vganswer--Carbonsvgjoinedvgtogethervginvgavgclosedvgchain
Whatvgarevgcarbonvgcompoundsvgcalled?vg-vganswer--Alkanes
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M1: Problem Set
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CHEM 210 - BIOCHEMISTRY - MODULE 1
WhatvgdovgBiochemistsvgstudy?vg-vganswer--1.vgThevgrelationshipvgbetweenvgstructurevgandvgfunctionvgofvgbiomolecules
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WhatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgavgLinearvgmolecule?vg-vganswer--180vgdegrees
WhatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgavgTrigonalvgPlanar?vg-vganswer--120vgdegrees
WhatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgavgTrigonalvgPyramidal?vg-vganswer--107.5vgdegrees
whatvgisvgthevgbondvganglevgofvgTetrahedral?vg-vganswer--109.5vgdegrees
Whatvgisvgcarbonvgreferredvgtovginvgthevgchemicalvgworld?vg-vganswer--Thevgsuperglue
Whatvgdoesvgorganicvgchemistryvgstudy?vg-vganswer--
Focusesvgonvgthevgchemicalvgandvgphysicalvgpropertiesvgofvgcarbonvgcompounds
Whatvgdoesvginorganicvgchemistryvgstudy?vg-vganswer--Thevgfieldvgdealingvgwithvgmetals,vgminerals,vgandvgothervgnon-
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HowvgmanyvgbondsvgcanvgavgCarbonvgform?vg-vganswer--4!vgDuevgtovghavingvg4vgvalencevgelectrons
Whatvgisvgavglongvgchainvgofvgcarbonsvgcalled?vg-vganswer--Polymers
Whatvgisvgavgcyclicvgcompound?vg-vganswer--Carbonsvgjoinedvgtogethervginvgavgclosedvgchain
Whatvgarevgcarbonvgcompoundsvgcalled?vg-vganswer--Alkanes
Condensedvgstructuresvggivevgavgbettervgideavgofvgavgmoleculesvgstructure,vgcomparedvgtovgchemicalvgformula.vgTvgorvgFvg-
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