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if im heating liquid water? |
q = mc delta t |
Mcat |
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How much energy is needed to convert water into a gas? |
q = m delta h heat of vaporization |
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What are the differences between the conditions for a solid and for a gas? |
Low temperatures and high pressures = solid. High temperatures and low pressures = gas |
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In a phase diagram what variables am i looking at? |
The effect of temperature and pressure of substance. |
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What is the relationship between gas and solid? |
Sublimation is solid to gas |
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How can i relate solids and liquids phases? |
When a solid melts it becomes a liquid. When a liquid freezes it becomes a solid. |
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What is the relationship between liquids and gases? |
When a liquid vaporizes it becomes a gas, when a gas condensates it becomes a liquid. |
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if i want to figure out what amount of energy is needed to change a substance for a solid to a liquid what equation would be used? |
heat of fusion |
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When is the liquid and gas phase un seperable |
critical point |
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At what point are the phases solid, liquid, and gas indistinguishable? |
triple point |
tres, count it up. |
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What is the amplitude of a wave? |
Max displacement of a wave from horizontal axis (time). |
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What is the period measured in? |
Time |
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How do I know a period has occured? |
The time it takes for a air molecule to complete one cycle. So basically crest to crest of a wave. |
Displacement Vs. Time |
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How are pitch and period related? |
higher pitch means air molecules oscillated faster = decreased period. |
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What is the difference between frequency and period? |
period is how long a oscillation is, frequency is how many oscillations in one second. |
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When you see hertz you should think of? |
Frequency |
1/time. (1/period) |
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What is the units of period? |
seconds |
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1/F? |
This is a period. A higher frequency means a lower period. A lower frequency means a longer period. |
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A high note would have a low or high frequency? |
high frequency, it oscillates quickly. this also means a high pitch. |
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What is the difference between wavelength and period? |
The distance traveled in one period is wavelength, the time for one cycle is the period. |
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Units of wavelength |
Meters |
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difference between transverse wave and longitudinal wave? |
Longitudinal travels parallel to the oscillations in the medium. transverse go perpendicular. |
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What type of wave is sound? |
Longitudinal Wave |
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How do we find the speed of a wave? |
Wavelength over a period |
think distance/time |
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A wave goes how many wavelengths per period? |
1. |
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When you see Watt you should think? |
power |
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explain the relationship between power intensity and area. |
Intensity is the power transferred per unit area. |
Watts/ meters^2 |
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What is the relationship between power and energy? |
Amount of energy consumed per unit time. |
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Relate power, work, and time. |
(Joules / second) = Watt |
Units of work / Units of time. |
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How is work related to energy |
work is a measurement of energy. |
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What is the charge of a photon and how would it function in a magnetic field? |
Photons have no charge. they would not function in a magnetic field. |
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What is the difference between beta plus and beta minus decay? |
In beta minus a neutron becomes a proton. In beta plus a proton becomes a neutron. |
mi-(N)us. (mi Neutron gawn) (P)lus. mi Proton loss. |
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What is released in alpha decay? |
a helium atom. |
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Explain what happens to the mass number and atomic number during alpha decay? |
the atomic number goes down by 2 and the mass number goes down by four. |
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Which electron carrier has higher affinity FADH2 or NADH? |
FADH2. NADH gives up electrons first. |
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Which carrier does FADH2 give electrons to? |
Coenzyme Q. |
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What is the difference in location of the krebs cycle and the ETC? |
ETC happens in the inner mitochondrial matrix. krebs happens in the mitochondrial matrix for eukaryotes. in the cytoplasm for pros. |
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Where does glycolysis occur? |
cytoplasm |
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How is the bile acid activated in the small intestine? |
Pancreas secretes bases that deprotonates bile acid. |
small intestine has a higher ph than normal. |
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Role of pancreas in digestion? |
It secretes bases into the duodenum. Also secretes insulin. |
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Order of the small intestine? |
duodenum, jejunum, illeum. |
Di-Jest-Ion |
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What is the difference between the role of duodenum and jejunum/illeum in digestive system |
Duodenum digest chyme with help of pancreas secretion. |
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When you see salt what chemical property should you think? |
Charged, thus hydrophillic. |
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What conditions favor deprotonation thinking about pka and ph. |
ph above pka. |
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Explain the relationship between wavelength and energy of emitted photon. |
longer wavelength = lower energy of photon emitted. |
(hc)/wavelength |
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When you see imine what relationship between carbon and nitrogen should come to mind? |
a carbon nitrogen double bond. |
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what is the difference between a amide and amine functional group? |
amide = carbonyl with a nitrogen attached. |
amide - peptide bond. |
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For a concave mirror, as the object gets closer to the mirror from the focal point the image does what? |
Gets smaller till it is the same size as the object. |
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What is the difference in the amount of atoms in the ring for a furanose vs a pyranose sugar? |
Furanose has 5 atoms, pyranose has 6. |
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I assign D or L based on the configuration of what stereocenter? |
The last one. |
DR - Dominican Republic LS - Line sister |
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Which configuration at the last stereocenter will give me a D sugar and which will give me a L sugar? |
R - D sugar S- L sugar |
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What is the difference between alpha and beta anomers |
OH down in alpha |
Throw UP the big Bs. |
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How do lipases relate to fats? |
They hydrolyze lipids |
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What is the correlation of lipases with the pancreas, stomach, and mouth? |
Location |
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In the mouth how does amylase and lipase aid digestion? |
Amylase breaks down carbs, lipase breaks down fats. |
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When you see a oxygen with 2 R groups think |
ether |
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What is the difference between electron affinity and electronegativity? |
Electronegativity is the tendency of a atom to attract electrons in a covalent bond. Electron affinity is amount of energy released when an electron is added. |
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The energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom is? |
Ionization energy |
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What is the units of rate and moles ? |
rate always have units moles per second. |
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For first order reaction, the rate is based upon the concentration of what? |
rate of the reaction is proportional to the concentration of the reacting substance. |
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What is the rate of a 0 order reaction based on? |
nothing, its constant. |
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The concentration of what influences the rate of a second order reaction? |
square of reactant OR two different reactants. |
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How does concentration relate to the rate of a third order reaction. |
rate based on three reacting molecules |
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rate = k x A ^ 0 |
zero order |
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rate = k x A |
first order |
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rate = k x [A] ^ 2 |
second order |
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rate = k [A] ^ 3 rate = k [A] [B] [C] |
third order reaction |
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What is the concentration when thinking of rate laws? |
moles per liter |
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When will the -log of x be negative? |
If numerator greater than the denominator |
If x is > 1 |
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When will the - log of x be positive? |
When the denominator is greater than the numerator. |
If x is < 1 |
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When will the - log of x be 0 |
When x is 1. |
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What is a weak base expected to do? |
Does not fully ionize in solution |
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Bases are expected to create what ions in a solution? |
OH |
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If you create more OH in a solution are you a weaker or stronger base? |
Stronger |
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What is the relation between Kb and strength of a base? |
Higher Kb means stronger base |
A + H2O -> OH + HA Kb = [OH] [HA] -------------- [A] |
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What is the relationship between acid/base strength and ionization? |
Strength refers to the extent of the ionization. |
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When I see ionization what are ions of interest for bases and acids? |
Acids - H (H30) created
Bases - OH created |
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Higher Ka means? |
More dissociation, ionization. Stronger acid. |
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What is the relation between Ka and pka. |
Larger Ka = lower pka. |
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Strength of base in relation to pkB |
low Pkb means stronger base. |
lower pkb means higher kb. higher kb is more OH ions. |
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How do I find the rate of binding if given rate of dissociation? |
Take the reciprocal. |
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What does a western blot tell you ? |
If a protein is present. |
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What does a PCR tell you? |
makes copies of DNA or genes. tells you what genes are expressed. |
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How does reverse transcriptase relate to MRNA strands and expression in regards to a sample? |
You need a MRNA transcript. It tells you what transcripts are expressed. |
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How does cDNA relate to RT-PCR. |
mRNA converted to cDNA. cDNA amplified by PCR. |
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In terms of circuits, when you see current think? |
I (amps) |
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When you see Ohms think? |
Resistance |
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What is the relationship between the pharynx and larynx? |
Food goes from pharynx to larynx to esophagus |
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When breathing what is the pathway after the pharynx? |
Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchiole tubes |
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For series, how do we know the current difference? |
Current through series circuit is constant |
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How do we know the total voltage drop across a series circuit? |
It is the sum of the voltage drops through resistors. |
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What is the total resistance of a series circuit? |
Equal to all of the resistors added together. |
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Explain the direction in terms of terminal that electrons flow. How does flow of electrons and current in a circuit differ? |
Electrons flow from negative terminal to positive terminal. Current flows from positive to negative terminal. |
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If you see amperes or coloumbs/sec you should think of? |
Current |
Flow of electric charge per unit time |
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How does area affect resistance |
increased area decreases resistance. |
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How does length affect resistance? |
Increased length increases resistance |
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What will the voltage tell me? |
The electrical potential difference between two points. |
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In a parallel circuit, Current can choose a path based on resistivity so what is the total current of the system? |
Add I1 + I2 + I3.. |
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In a parallel circuit what is the relationship between more resistors and equivalent resistance? |
Equivalent resistance drops |
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How is the total current changed as equivalent resistance decreases? |
Total current increases. |
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Why is the total voltage drop equal across the entire parallel circuit? |
charge can only choose one resistor to flow through. |
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Explain the relationship between resistance and current? |
The resistor with the greatest resistance will experience the lowest current. |
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What is going to be the voltage drop at each resistor? |
The voltage supplied by the battery. At each resistor it will drop this amount. Evidence is ohms law. |
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What is the voltage drop of a 12 V battery in a parallel circuit? |
12 V at each resistor. |
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What is electric potential? |
electric potential energy per unit charge |
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If you see Joules/Columb you should think of? |
electric potential energy aka voltage. |
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