Week 3 Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
Q

How many covalent bonds can carbon form?

A

4

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2
Q

Orbital hybridization

A

Allows carbon to form 4 covalent bonds

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3
Q

Tetrahedron

A

Lopsided orbitals with electrons on different planes but similar distances

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4
Q

Hydrocarbons

A

Molecules in a carbon chain

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5
Q

Hydrocarbons are formed through

A

Orbital hybridization

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6
Q

Are hydrocarbons polar or nonpolar?

A

Non polar, their electronegativities are very similar

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7
Q

Functional groups

A

Groups of atoms in an organic molecule

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8
Q

Elements commonly bonded w carbon

A

Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur

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9
Q

What kind of molecules is carbon a defining factor in?

A

Organic

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10
Q

Organic molecules

A

Mostly made up of carbon bonded w other elements

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11
Q

Dehydration uses what kind of metabolic process?

A

Anabolism

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12
Q

Byproduct of dehydration

A

Water

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13
Q

During what reaction does water break into its molecular components

A

Hydrolysis

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14
Q

Which reaction requires an input of energy and creates a covalent bond

A

Dehydration

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15
Q

Starch

A

Carb polymer chain made up of glucose monomers

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16
Q

1-4 Glycosidic link shape

A

Straight chain

17
Q

1-6 glycosidic link shape

A

Branching chains

18
Q

Where is free energy stored in dehydration

A

Glycosidic links

19
Q

What is a catalyst

A

Substance that is added to a reaction to increase the reaction rate without getting consumed in process

20
Q

What is an enzyme

A

Proteins that act as catalysts in biochemical reactions

21
Q

Dimer

A

(Aka polymer) 2 monomers bonded, simple carb

22
Q

Polysaccharides

A

3 monomers bonded, complex carb

23
Q

Entropy

24
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Disaccharides

A

Dimers of carbs

25
Cellulose
Carb polymer chain of B glucose
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Which reaction raises entropy?
Hydrolysis, makes more disorder due to breaking down
27
Which reaction releases free energy?
Hydrolysis
28
Which reaction lowers entropy?
Dehydration, builds together
29
Peptide bond
Covalent bond between carbon and nitrogen after dehydration
30
Polypeptide
Linear chain of amino acids
31
Hydrophobic exclusion
Substance condensing and excluding water Protein folding
32
Disulfide bridge
Covalent bonds between R groups
33
Van der waals attractions
Weak attraction among molecules close together
34
Denaturation
Protein that lost its shape making it inactive