CHEM 1050: Biochemistry Unit 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
what is biochemistry -
correct answer ✅the study on molecules present in living
organisms, individual chemical reactions, and the expression and
regulations of each metabolic process
how has the human genome project furthered advances in
numerous aspects of biology and medicine -
correct answer ✅gave scientists the ability to isolate and sequence
a gene and investigate its structure and function as well as
investigate gene mutation models to research disease
what is waters electron geometry -
correct answer ✅tetrahedral
what is waters hybridzation -
correct answer ✅sp3
what is waters molecular geometry -
correct answer ✅bent
is water polar or non-polar -
correct answer ✅polar
,CHEM 1050: Biochemistry Unit 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
why is water polar -
correct answer ✅the oxygen atom has a slight negative charge and
the 2 hydrogen atoms have a slight positive charge
what is hydrogen bonding -
correct answer ✅when a hydrogen atom covalently bonds to O, N,
or F creating an intermolecular force
what can hydrogen bonding lead to -
correct answer ✅surface tension, viscosity, and solubility
are hydrogen bonds weaker or stronger than covalent bonds -
correct answer ✅weaker
is water an acid or a base -
correct answer ✅both
if water donates a proton it is _____ and becomes _______ -
correct answer ✅acidic, hydroxide
, CHEM 1050: Biochemistry Unit 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
if water accepts a proton it is ______ and becomes ______ -
correct answer ✅basic, hydronium
a solution in water favors which side -
correct answer ✅left as it favors water as the neutral molecule
over the charged ions
Van der Waals interactions -
correct answer ✅Weak attractions between molecules or parts of
molecules that result from transient local partial charges.
nucleophile -
correct answer ✅An electron pair donor
electrophile -
correct answer ✅An electron pair acceptor
Hydrolysis -
correct answer ✅nucleophilic attack by water
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
what is biochemistry -
correct answer ✅the study on molecules present in living
organisms, individual chemical reactions, and the expression and
regulations of each metabolic process
how has the human genome project furthered advances in
numerous aspects of biology and medicine -
correct answer ✅gave scientists the ability to isolate and sequence
a gene and investigate its structure and function as well as
investigate gene mutation models to research disease
what is waters electron geometry -
correct answer ✅tetrahedral
what is waters hybridzation -
correct answer ✅sp3
what is waters molecular geometry -
correct answer ✅bent
is water polar or non-polar -
correct answer ✅polar
,CHEM 1050: Biochemistry Unit 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
why is water polar -
correct answer ✅the oxygen atom has a slight negative charge and
the 2 hydrogen atoms have a slight positive charge
what is hydrogen bonding -
correct answer ✅when a hydrogen atom covalently bonds to O, N,
or F creating an intermolecular force
what can hydrogen bonding lead to -
correct answer ✅surface tension, viscosity, and solubility
are hydrogen bonds weaker or stronger than covalent bonds -
correct answer ✅weaker
is water an acid or a base -
correct answer ✅both
if water donates a proton it is _____ and becomes _______ -
correct answer ✅acidic, hydroxide
, CHEM 1050: Biochemistry Unit 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
if water accepts a proton it is ______ and becomes ______ -
correct answer ✅basic, hydronium
a solution in water favors which side -
correct answer ✅left as it favors water as the neutral molecule
over the charged ions
Van der Waals interactions -
correct answer ✅Weak attractions between molecules or parts of
molecules that result from transient local partial charges.
nucleophile -
correct answer ✅An electron pair donor
electrophile -
correct answer ✅An electron pair acceptor
Hydrolysis -
correct answer ✅nucleophilic attack by water
