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Biochemistry (Water)
Biochem
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Biology
02/05/2008
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Term
Aggragate
 Definition
An organic molecule with a polar head and a non-polar tail.  Makes a clump with the polar head out with the water, and the tails all together inside.
Term
pH
 Definition
pH = -log[H+]
Term
physiological pH
 Definition
The pH of human blood.  ~7.4  Arterial Blood has a pH of ~7.4, venous blood is ~7.3 due to the presence of CO2, which makes carbonic acid.
Term
K
 Definition
K = [H+][A-]/[HA]
Term
pK
 Definition

pK = pH - log([A-]/[HA])

or

-log(K) 
Term
Henderson-Hasselbach Equation
 Definition
pH = pK + log([A-]/[HA])