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1
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What are the common reactions in biomolecules?

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phosphorylation, de-phosphorylation, acylation, carboxylation, esterification

2
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What are the oxidation states of carbon?

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alkane –> alcohol –> aldehyde –> carboxylic acid –> carbon dioxide

3
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What are common groups found in biological molecules?

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methyl, methylene, amino, amide, carboxyl, esters, carbonyl, aldehydes, phosphates

4
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what is the first law of thermodynamics?

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energy is neither created nor destroyed; when energy is converted from one form to another, the total energy before and after the conversion is the same.

5
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what is the second law thermodynamics?

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when energy is converted from one form to another, some of that energy becomes unavailable to do work i.e. no energy transformation is 100% efficient

6
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what is enthalpy?

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heat content

7
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What is entropy?

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randomness and disorder; unless energy is applied to a system it will tend towards disorder

8
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what are exergonic reactions?

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total free energy of the products is less than the total free energy of the reactants and thus ∆G is negative

9
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What are endergonic reactions?

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when the free energy of the products is more than the free energy of the reactants thus ∆G is positive

10
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what is ∆G is related to?

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related to the point of equilibrium; the further towards completion, the more free energy is released.