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Saponification conditions

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fats are hydrolyzed under basic conditions

long chain carboxylic acids reacted with NaOH or LiOH

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H Bonding

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H bonding occurs when it is having FON with other molecules

F, O, N = specific, unusually strong dipole-dipole interaction

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Ionization Energies

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the amount of E to remove a valency e- (from an atom in gaseous form)
2nd ionization energy > 1st ionization energy
*ionization energies increase moving to the right, N’s first ionization energy > O’s first ionization energy due to N half filled p shell

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Isotopes

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they have the same atomic number (# of protons) but different mass numbers because they have different # of neutrons
*they behave similarly because they have the same atomic number

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Disproportionation Reaction

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type of redox reaction where an element undergoes both oxidation and reduction to form 2 different products

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Raoult’s Law

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solution with larger mole fraction of solute = lower vapor pressure

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Potentiometric

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measures change in voltage during a titration

changes in concentration can influence voltage

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the maximum number of electrons the 4th orbital shell can hold

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4s = 2
4d = 10 
4p = 6
4f = 14
total = 32
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Coordination Complexes

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central atom with neutral or anions bound around it

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Alkali Earth Metals (group #) and water

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Alkali Earth Metals (group 2) react violently with water

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Effective Nuclear Charge

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Zeff
as inner e- are added, valence e- are increasingly separated from the nucleus
this causes a reduction in electrostatic attraction between the valence e and the (+) charged Nucleus – causing a decrease in Zeff and electron affinity

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Plane Polarized light

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in order to be optically active, there MUST be chirality
if no rotation is observed when the plan polarized light is applied, then the mixture may contain a racemic mixture with both (+) and (-) enantiomers in equal concentrations

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Light emission

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if an orbiting e- emits light, then that e- will have lost potential energy
(in order to lose energy, e- moves from higher energy to lower energy (n=6 to n=5)

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e- max potential energy

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when it is infinitely far away from the (+) charged nucleus

and when it is just leaving the battery (no energy has been converted to KE or lost as heat)

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Electromagnetic Waves – type

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they are transverse waves, oscillating electric and magnetic fields that are perpendicular to direction of propogation

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electrical and magnetic field are ____ to eachother

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perpendicular

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Polarizers

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filters that allow only light w/ electric or magnetic fields pointing in a particular direction to pass
-if two polarizers are perpendicular to eachother then they produce no light

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How does power and KE relate to eachother?

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P = W/t = change in KE / t

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how energy is utilized during a workout

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begins as chemical energy (ATP, food consumed), becomes mechanical energy (muscle contraction), then is converted to heat energy (increasing metabolic rate, generation of heat)

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When distance and displacement differ

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the velocity (and maybe the direction) changed during travel. This also means acceleration changed as well.
Also means that there was a net force acting on the mover
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clockwise and counterclockwise torque

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clockwise torque (-)
counterclockwise torque (+)
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Visible light (blue - red)

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Red (~700nm, low frequency, low energy)

Blue/Violet (~400nm, high frequency, high energy)

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Entropy distinctions

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@constant T and P, the entropy of a system will spontaneously increase
“have less centralized energy than the solid, which means it has a greater entropy”

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Histones

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Facilitate favorable electrostatic interactions with negatively charged backbone of DNA, comprised of basic amino acids
(Arginine, lysine)

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Light Dispersion
occurs when light is refracted (which will happen, hopefully to a negligible extent) in a lens
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Chromatic Aberration
dispersive effect found in spherical lenses, which can result in rainbow halos around images
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Electromotive Force (emf)
for a battery with a nonnegligible internal R, the emf is greater than the voltage delivered due to the voltage drop as the current passes through the battery's terminals.
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Dissociation Constant (Kd)
if it is small = components of the complex have a high affinity for eachother if it is large = then the components of the complex have a low affinity for eachother measures the tendency for 2 molecules to separate
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Geminal Diols
always contain two -OH groups on the same carbon
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Waves in an instrument
they are standing waves, as waves interact with the air, they become traveling waves traveling waves = experience varying levels of displacement at all points along their path
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difference between strong and weak electrolytes
strong: dissociate a lot weak: dissociate very little, weak polar covalent bonds
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Reduction Potentials: Voltaic Cell
requires a positive reduction potential
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When something appears a color
If an object appears yellow, then it means that it is reflecting yellow wavelengths and absorbing all other wavelengths
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Difference between FADH2 and NADH
FADH2: tightly bound to enzymes bc it reacts readily with O2, allows for single e- transfers that produce highly stable free radical species = "semiquinones", and double e- transfers NADH: only all 2e- transfers, does not react with O2
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Carbon structures (diamond, graphite)
graphite: each C is covalently bonded to three others (tetrahedral, free e-) Diamond: each C is covalently bonded to four others (no free e-)
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the purpose of electrophoresis
DNA strands of varying length and size would be easily identified
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the purpose of gas chromatography
separates substances that can be vaporized without decomposition
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the purpose of distillation
technique used to separate and purify of a liquid mixture based on differing boiling points
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the purpose of centrifugation
technique to separate solid particles from a liquid mixture by accelerating the settling of these particles
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vapor pressure
as solute is added to the solvent, the vapor pressure decreases
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vapor pressure and boiling point
boiling point = temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid = ambient (incident) pressure if the vapor pressure is lower than the solvent vapor pressure, then more energy is required to meet the boiling point
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Equilibrium constant (Keq) and Reaction Quotient (Qc) does not incorporate
excludes PURE solids and liquids
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(-) delta H, (-) delta S = what deltaG
spontaneous at low temperatures
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(-) delta H, (+) delta S = what deltaG
spontaneous at all temperatures
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(+) delta H, (-) delta S = what deltaG
nonspontaneous at all temperatures
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(+) delta H, (+) delta S = what deltaG
spontaneous at high temperatures
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IR Spectroscopy: N-H
3300, sharp
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IR Spectroscopy: O-H
3000-3300, broad
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IR Spectroscopy: triple bond C-O, triple bond C-N
1900-2200, medium
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IR Spectroscopy: C=O
1750, sharp
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IR Spectroscopy: C=C
1600-1680, weake
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Galvanic (voltaic) cell has what type of reaction?
spontaneous reactions only | w/ (+) electromotive force
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Electrolytic Cell, what type of reaction?
nonspontaneous reactions only | (-) electromotive force
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solving for moles of gas
ideal gas law equation | PV=nRT
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1 mol of gas is how many liters?
22.4L at 273K
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Pressure Volume graph
the work done by the system is the area under the curve using Power = change in Energy / change in time
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KE and Work
if the KE is initially zero, then the total KE is equal to the work done W=F*d -- F = W/d = KE/d
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Difference between ganglioside and sphingomyelin
ganglioside: sphingolipid w/ attached oligosaccharide head group Sphingomyelin: phosphocholine or phosphoethanolamine head group
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Reactivity of carboxylic acid derivatives
amides < esters < carboxylic acids < acid anhydrides
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Solving for spring constant (when not given)
Use restoring force equation k = F/x
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Three monosaccharides
glucose, fructose, galactose
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three disaccharides
lactose, maltose, sucrose
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A molecule involved with visible light will normally appear?
will normally have extensive conjugation
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cyclic amides
lactams
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cyclic esters
lactones
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amide, ester, and anhydride formation
all via condensation reactions
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Formation of an Amide
carboxylic acid derivative + ammonia (NH3) or amine (1 or 2) carboxylic acid derivative = electrophile ammonia or amine = nucleophile
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Formation of Ester (Fischer esterification)
carboxylic acid OR anhydride + alcohol (in acidic conditions) acid attacks the carbonyl oxygen, allowing the nucleophile (alcohol) to attack the carbonyl carbon
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Refraction: what color light experiences more
violet light (smaller wavelength) experiences the most refraction (bent the greatest) red light (greater wavelength) experiences the LEAST refraction (bent the least)
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How to improve resolution (microscope)
improve by decreasing the wavelength of light | improve by increasing the aperture of the objective lens
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Wavelength and DIFFRACTION
greater diffraction = longer wavelengths | less diffraction = greater resolution
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Diffraction and aperture
greater aperture = less diffraction = shorter wavelengths = better resolution
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Chelation
requires large organic ligands bonds ions and molecules to METAL ions via coordinate bonds
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Opposite configurations at every chiral center
enantiomers
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Configuration about the alpha carbon in carbohydrates and/or amino acids
based on absolute configuration of glyceraldehyde | L- and D-
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increasing the acidity of carboxylic acids
add electronegative substituents = more electron withdrawing group, and add them closer to the carboxylic group
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Why are metals good conductors?
they have valence e- that can move freely
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Which group on the periodic table form divalent cations?
group two (alkali earth metals)

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