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I am an asymmetrical molecule. A dipole.
I am hydrophilic. An example of me would be water. What am I? |
A Polar Molecule
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I am a symmetrical/balanced molecule.
I am hydrophobic. An example of me would be lipids (fats) What am I? |
A Nonpolar Molecule
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I have strong H2 attractions between molecules.
I am very POLAR. I have a HIGH specific heat & a HIGH heat of vaporization. I can dissolve all polar molecules. I am sometimes called as a "universal solvent". I have a strong cohesion property, which makes molecules stick together. Ice is less dense than me. What am I? |
Water
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You can drink it . . .
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I am the building block of proteins.
There are 20 different types of me. Humans can only synthesize 12 and must ingest the other 8. What am I? |
Amino Acid
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I can control the rate of reaction.
We are organic CATALYSTS. I can lower the energy of activation. I am assisted by coenzymes (vitamin) and cofactors (minerals). I begin to denature at above 40 degrees C in humans. Different types of me function at different levels of pH. Function based on INDUCED FIT. What am I? |
I am an enzyme.
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