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Why is fluorine commonly used in drug design?
Why is fluorine commonly used in drug design?
- To decrease hydrogen bonding possibilities
- To increase basicity of nearby amino groups
- To take the place of hydrogen in a chemical structure (correct)
- To form stronger van der Waals interactions
What type of interactions are mostly entropy driven at the water interface?
What type of interactions are mostly entropy driven at the water interface?
- Ionic bonds
- Van Der Waals interactions
- Hydrogen bonds
- Hydrophobic interactions (correct)
Which type of bonds are important in governing protein folding and membrane formation?
Which type of bonds are important in governing protein folding and membrane formation?
- Van Der Waals interactions
- Ionic bonds
- Non-covalent interactions
- Hydrogen bonds (correct)
What drives the hydrophobic effect in aqueous solutions?
What drives the hydrophobic effect in aqueous solutions?
Which type of interaction can decrease the basicity of nearby amino groups in drug molecules?
Which type of interaction can decrease the basicity of nearby amino groups in drug molecules?
What type of noncovalent interaction is the weakest?
What type of noncovalent interaction is the weakest?
In which type of biological molecules do water-soluble compounds have greater interactions with water than with solute molecules?
In which type of biological molecules do water-soluble compounds have greater interactions with water than with solute molecules?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a hydrogen bond to form?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a hydrogen bond to form?
What is the driving force behind the hydrophobic effect?
What is the driving force behind the hydrophobic effect?
Which of the following is NOT a type of van der Waals interaction?
Which of the following is NOT a type of van der Waals interaction?
Why do oil and water not mix?
Why do oil and water not mix?
Which type of noncovalent interaction is the strongest?
Which type of noncovalent interaction is the strongest?
What type of bond is formed between the oxygen atom of one water molecule and the hydrogen atom of another water molecule in a liquid state?
What type of bond is formed between the oxygen atom of one water molecule and the hydrogen atom of another water molecule in a liquid state?
What is the primary reason for the strong hydrogen bonding in water?
What is the primary reason for the strong hydrogen bonding in water?
Which type of interaction is responsible for the unique solvent properties of water?
Which type of interaction is responsible for the unique solvent properties of water?
Which feature makes water molecules capable of forming hydrogen bonds with each other and with other hydrophilic substances?
Which feature makes water molecules capable of forming hydrogen bonds with each other and with other hydrophilic substances?
What type of geometry does a water molecule exhibit due to its sp3 hybridization?
What type of geometry does a water molecule exhibit due to its sp3 hybridization?
What type of interaction is primarily responsible for maintaining the three-dimensional structure of many proteins?
What type of interaction is primarily responsible for maintaining the three-dimensional structure of many proteins?
