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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 4
01/22/2011

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Term
water and ions
Definition
water has a dipole moment. oxygen faces toward + ions, away from - ions. surrounds ions so they break apart in water.
Term
water and nonpolar molecules
Definition
CH bonds have no charge distribution. water cages form around indiv. molecules. water tends to be displaced so the molecules can come back together and water can interact more among itself(lower enthalpy) - hydrophobic effect
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free energy
Definition
deltaG = deltaH - TdeltaS
free energy = enthalpy - entropy*temp
less free energy = more stable
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pH
Definition
-log(10)[H+]
Term
strong acid base reactions
Definition
create a salt and water ex. HCl + NaOH = H2O + NaCl
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weak acid base reactions
Definition
create free hydrogen ex. CH3COOH <> CH3COO- + H+
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weak vs strong acid/base rxns
Definition
stronger acid = more dissociation of the molecule. weaker acids stay more intact (conjugate base)
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ka
Definition
dissociation constant of an acid. equal to conc of products/conc of reactants
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buffer system
Definition
certain ratio of conjugate acid and base maintains pH of solution.
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pka
Definition
pH at midpoint of titration of base. pka = -log(10)ka. higher pka: weaker acid
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