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Solute

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What is dissolved in a solution.

2
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Solvent

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What does the dissolving in a solution.

3
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Solution

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Solvent with dissolved solute.

4
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pH

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Measures how acidic or basic a solution is. Scale: 0 to 14. Anything below 7 is acidic, anything above 7 is basic (alkaline), and 7 is neutral.

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pH of Blood (Plasma)

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7.35-7.45

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Acidosis

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Abnormal condition of acid. (An increased acidity in the blood and other body tissue.) blood pH is too low < 7.35

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Alkalosis

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Abnormal condition of base (alkaline). (A condition reducing hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood plasma (alkalemia).) blood pH is too high > 7.45

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Abnormal Blood pH

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Adversely affects protein structure & function, including the body’s enzymes – which must assist
almost every chemical reaction in the body. (pH of plasma affects the pH of interstitial fluid…
the fluid bathing every other body cell)

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Buffer

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A chemical that resists large changes in the pH of a solution. – A solution with a buffer in it is called a “buffered solution” (Blood Plasma)

10
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Importance of Buffers to Homeostasis

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A buffer can release H+ and bind H+
• If an acid is added to a buffered solution, the buffer will bind some of the H+ released by the acid (and the pH will not decrease as much as it would without the buffer)
• If a base is added to a buffered solution, the buffer will release H+ into the solution (and the pH will not increase as much as it would without the buffer)

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Body’s Catalysts

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Enzymes speed the rates of the body’s chemical

reactions by lowering the activation energy required to start the reaction

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Importance of Enzymes’ shapes

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An enzyme’s shape (and function) can be
destroyed by excessive HEAT or ABNORMAL pH
–An enzyme that has lost its proper shape is said
to be denatured
– A denatured enzyme cannot catalyze the
reaction it is designed to assist.

13
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Denaturation

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An enzyme that has lost its proper shape is said

to be denatured. A denatured enzyme cannot catalyze the reaction it is designed to assist.

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Solubility

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Solubility is the degree to which a solute dissolves in a solvent
–A solute that dissolves completely is “highly soluble” in that solvent
–A solute that cannot dissolve is “insoluble” in that solvent

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Polar Solvents

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Polar covalent and ionic solutes are soluble in most polar covalent solvents
–Ex. Glucose, sucrose, Na+, Cl- are soluble in water (a polar solvent). (WATER for the body)

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Non-Polar Solvents

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Nonpolar covalent solutes are soluble in most nonpolar covalent solvents
–Ex. Iodine (I2) is soluble in paint thinner.

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Acidic

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Increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions.

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Alkaline (Basic)

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Decrease in the concentration of hydrogen ions.

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Antacids

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Group of medications that neutralize stomach acid to treat a variety of conditions, including gastroesophageal reflux, commonly known as heartburn.

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Chemical Reaction

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Often when atoms or molecules interact, chemical bonds are formed, broken, or rearranged, or electrons are transferred between molecules.

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Catalyst

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Added to a reaction to increase its rate.

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Ionic Bond

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When one or more electrons is transferred from a metal to a nonmetal.

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Amphipathic

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They have both polar and nonpolar parts.