1,698 Answered Questions for the topic biochemistry
11/14/19
Cyanide and electron transfer
When people ingest cyanide ion, the cyanide binds strongly to the enzyme that transfers electrons from cytochrome c to oxygen. This blocks the enzyme from functioning.Why does this cause...
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11/13/19
BIOLOGY DNA QUESTION
for the following mRNA with the seq 5' AUGCGGUACAGCUUAGC 3' what is the originating genomic DNA template strand? I said GCUAAGCUGUACGCUA. is this correct or should the U be replaced with T?Thank you.
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11/02/19
Confusing Chemistry Math Question
If a closed vessel is charged with 65000.0 Pa of nitric oxide and allowed to react with excess liquid bromine, what is the equilibrium partial pressure of the product?NO(g) + 1/2 Br2(l) ↔ NOBr(g)...
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11/02/19
Confusing Chemistry Math Question
The equilibrium constant for dissociation of ammonium chloride:NH4Cl(s) ↔ NH3(g) + HCl(g)is equal to KP = 0.013312 at 550.0 K. If 1.7 g of ammonium chloride is placed in a 1.0 L vessel and charged...
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11/02/19
Chemistry Math Question
100.0 mL of a .40 M solution of unknown weak acid is combined with 50 ml of a .25 M strong base, and the final pH of the solution is measured to be 5.25. What is the pKa of the unknown acid?
11/02/19
Chemistry Math Problem
Calculate the percentage of acetic acid that exists in ionized form when dissolved in water at 0.65 M total concentration. Ka(HOAc) = 1.76 x 10-5.
Biochemistry Chemistry
11/01/19
Knowing that: NaOH + HCl → NaCl + HB2BO How many moles of HCl are required to react with 1 mole of NaOH? How many were required to react with the number of moles added in the titration?
Knowing that: NaOH + HCl → NaCl + HB2BOHow many moles of HCl are required to react with 1 mole of NaOH? How many were required to react with the number of moles added in the titration?
10/30/19
Does ADP allosterically activate or inhibit pyruvate kinase in Glycolysis? Or does it play a role in the allosteric regulation? If so, how?
I cannot find anywhere in my textbooks or scientific literature if whether or not ADP plays a role in allosterically activating or inhibiting pyruvate kinase in the glycolytic pathway. I know that...
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10/28/19
Buffer Solution Chemistry Math Question 6
How many grams of potassium lactate (KC3H5O3) must be added to 276.0 ml of 0.2 M lactic acid in order to prepare a buffer solution at pH 3.3? The pKa of lactic acid is 3.8.
10/28/19
Buffer Solution Chemistry Math Question
How many grams of benzoic acid would you add to 25 mL of 0.45M sodium benzoate in order to prepare a buffer solution at pH=3.8? Ka of benzoic acid is 6.3E-5
10/23/19
Acids & Bases Chemistry Math Question 6
An aqueous solution containing 0.24 M of unknown base has a measured pH equal to 8.39. What is the value of pKb for the unknown base?
10/23/19
Acids & Bases Chemistry Math Question 5
In a 0.1 M solution of chlorous acid, what percentage of the acid is ionized to the chlorous anion, ClO2-? Ka = 1.1 x 10-2
10/23/19
Acids & Base Chemistry Math Question
A solution of carbonic acid has its pH adjusted to 8.19 by addition of strong base. What is the equilibrium concentration ratio of carbonate ion to carbonic acid in the final solution? The acid...
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10/18/19
Calculate the formula mass of each compound. Keep at least one decimal place in atomic masses from the periodic table.
hydrogen peroxide, H2O2: phosphoric acid, H3PO4:
10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 9
The equilibrium constant for dissociation of ammonium chloride:NH4Cl(s) ↔ NH3(g) + HCl(g)is equal to KP = 0.013312 at 550.0 K. If 1.5 g of ammonium chloride is placed in a 1.0 L vessel and charged...
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10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 8
The water-gas shift reaction is crucial to many industrial processes:H2O(g) + CO(g) ↔ H2(g) + CO2(g)The equilibrium constant for this reaction is K = 3.087012 at 802.0 K. If a vessel is initially...
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10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 7
Consider the equilibrium between hydrogen sulfide and its gaseous elements:2 H2S(g) ↔ 2 H2(g) + S2(g) KP = 2.023E-6 at 908.0 Kif a vessel is initially charged with 8.35 bar of pure H2S(g), what is...
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10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 6
Determine the equilibrium vapor pressure of germanium metal at 508.0 C. The standard enthalpy of vaporization of germanium is 376.6 kJ/mol and the vapor pressure at 100 C is 1.6E-32 Pa. Be sure to...
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10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 5
A closed vessel is charged with 0.23 bar of hydrogen gas and allowed to react with excess I2(s) at 25 C.H2(g) + I2(s) ↔ 2 HI(g)What is the final equilibrium pressure of HI(g) in the vessel? KP = 0.284
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10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 4
At 25 C, the partial pressure of CO2(g) in a bottle of soda water is 1 bar. Calculate the equilibrium concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide under these conditions. The equilibrium constant for...
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10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 3
A2B ↔ 2A + BWith this simple equation, if you start with 0.815 M A2B, and at equilibrium 53% of it has decomposed, what is the equilibrium constant?
10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question 2
The equilibrium constant for dissolving oxygen gas in aqueous solution is 1.33E-4. Compute the equilibrium concentration of dissolved oxygen, in mg L-1 when the partial pressure of O2 above the...
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10/17/19
Chemistry: Equilibrium Math Question
If a closed vessel is charged with 89000.0 Pa of nitric oxide and allowed to react with excess liquid bromine, what is the equilibrium partial pressure of the product?NO(g) + ½ Br2(l) ↔ NOBr(g)...
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