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What does bond strength measure?
What does bond strength measure?
- The duration a bond lasts
- The distance between two bonded atoms
- The number of bonds in a molecule
- The amount of energy required to break a bond (correct)
In what unit is bond strength typically measured?
In what unit is bond strength typically measured?
- Calories per mole
- Watt-hours per mole
- Kilojoules per mole (correct)
- Kilograms per meter
What is the relationship between kilojoules and kilocalories?
What is the relationship between kilojoules and kilocalories?
- 1 kcal equals 0.239 kJ
- 1 kcal equals 1 kJ
- 1 kJ equals 0.239 kcal (correct)
- 1 kJ equals 2.39 kcal
Which type of bond is typically stronger, covalent or noncovalent?
Which type of bond is typically stronger, covalent or noncovalent?
What allows molecules to recognize each other and form associations?
What allows molecules to recognize each other and form associations?
What is a joule defined as?
What is a joule defined as?
Why do covalent bonds resist being broken by thermal motions?
Why do covalent bonds resist being broken by thermal motions?
What happens to noncovalent bonds during biological functions?
What happens to noncovalent bonds during biological functions?
What percentage of a bacterial cell is water?
What percentage of a bacterial cell is water?
Which of the following macromolecules has the highest percentage in a bacterial cell?
Which of the following macromolecules has the highest percentage in a bacterial cell?
What is the approximate total percentage of macromolecules in a bacterial cell?
What is the approximate total percentage of macromolecules in a bacterial cell?
Which of the following is NOT considered a major inorganic ion in cells?
Which of the following is NOT considered a major inorganic ion in cells?
What is the combined percentage of phospholipids and polysaccharides in bacterial cells?
What is the combined percentage of phospholipids and polysaccharides in bacterial cells?
What is the approximate volume of a bacterial cell?
What is the approximate volume of a bacterial cell?
Which macromolecule accounts for 6% of a bacterial cell's composition?
Which macromolecule accounts for 6% of a bacterial cell's composition?
Which of the following macromolecules has the lowest percentage in bacterial cells?
Which of the following macromolecules has the lowest percentage in bacterial cells?
What is the pH of pure water, which is considered neutral?
What is the pH of pure water, which is considered neutral?
Which type of acid gives up its protons more readily in water?
Which type of acid gives up its protons more readily in water?
Why must the concentration of H3O+ inside a cell be closely regulated?
Why must the concentration of H3O+ inside a cell be closely regulated?
What characteristic distinguishes strong acids from weak acids?
What characteristic distinguishes strong acids from weak acids?
Which of the following acids is classified as a weak acid?
Which of the following acids is classified as a weak acid?
What is the significance of the carboxyl (COOH) group in cellular acids?
What is the significance of the carboxyl (COOH) group in cellular acids?
Which statement is true regarding the pH scale?
Which statement is true regarding the pH scale?
What happens to the protons of a hydronium ion in aqueous solutions?
What happens to the protons of a hydronium ion in aqueous solutions?
What type of attraction is caused by the hydrophobic expulsion of nonpolar groups from water?
What type of attraction is caused by the hydrophobic expulsion of nonpolar groups from water?
Which type of force is NOT one of the four types mentioned?
Which type of force is NOT one of the four types mentioned?
What distinguishes living organisms from nonliving matter?
What distinguishes living organisms from nonliving matter?
Which component reflects the structured arrangement in living organisms?
Which component reflects the structured arrangement in living organisms?
What associations are generated by the weak forces among biological molecules?
What associations are generated by the weak forces among biological molecules?
Which of the following best characterizes a macromolecule's specific binding?
Which of the following best characterizes a macromolecule's specific binding?
What role do weak forces play in biological systems?
What role do weak forces play in biological systems?
Which example illustrates a patterned arrangement of cells?
Which example illustrates a patterned arrangement of cells?
What process allows cells to extract energy from food molecules?
What process allows cells to extract energy from food molecules?
Which gas is released as a byproduct of photosynthesis?
Which gas is released as a byproduct of photosynthesis?
What is the most energetically stable form of carbon in the presence of oxygen?
What is the most energetically stable form of carbon in the presence of oxygen?
Which statement best describes the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration?
Which statement best describes the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration?
What cycles through the biosphere alongside carbon atoms?
What cycles through the biosphere alongside carbon atoms?
In aerobic respiration, what substances are produced as a result of oxidizing glucose?
In aerobic respiration, what substances are produced as a result of oxidizing glucose?
How does the oxygen released during photosynthesis affect aerobic respiration?
How does the oxygen released during photosynthesis affect aerobic respiration?
What role do microorganisms play in the cycling of carbon?
What role do microorganisms play in the cycling of carbon?
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Study Notes
Bond Strength
- Bond strength is measured by the energy required to break a bond.
- Bond strength is expressed in kJ/mole or kcal/mole.
- Stronger bonds require more energy to break.
- Covalent bonds are typically 100 times stronger than noncovalent bonds.
- Noncovalent bonds are weaker but play a crucial role in molecule recognition and reversible association.
Noncovalent Bonds
- Noncovalent bonds are weaker than covalent bonds.
- Four types of noncovalent bonds:
- Electrostatic attractions
- Hydrogen bonds
- van der Waals attractions
- Hydrophobic interactions.
- Noncovalent bonds are crucial for biological functions, including molecule recognition and association.
pH and Acidity
- The concentration of H3O+ is expressed using the pH scale.
- A pH of 7 is neutral.
- pH values below 7 are acidic.
- pH values above 7 are basic.
- Strong acids, such as HCl, easily lose protons.
- Weak acids, such as those containing carboxyl groups, hold onto their protons more tightly.
- The concentration of H3O+ is tightly regulated within cells because altering it can affect molecular properties.
Macromolecules in Cells
- Cells are primarily composed of water (~70%).
- The remaining volume is dominated by macromolecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides.
- Small molecules and inorganic ions constitute a smaller portion of the cell.
Energy Creation and Utilization
- Living organisms create and maintain order in a universe that strives for disorder.
- This order is maintained by extracting energy from food molecules through oxidation.
- Aerobic respiration is a process that allows cells to obtain energy by oxidizing sugars and other organic molecules.
- During aerobic respiration, carbon and hydrogen atoms from food molecules combine with oxygen to produce CO2 and H2O.
- Photosynthesis and respiration are complementary processes that drive the exchange of energy between plants and animals.
- Photosynthesis generates oxygen, which is consumed in respiration.
- Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur atoms cycle between living organisms and the nonliving world.
- This cycling involves a complex web of interconnected processes that support life on Earth.
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