Chemical kinetics

effect of various temperatures on Enzyme activity Introduction: The basic properties of life revolve around chemical reactions. Without the presence of enzymes some of life's processes would not happen easily. An enzyme is a macromolecule serving as a catalyst, they are generally a protein based molecule, as it is in the lab, Enzymes are organic catalysts that control the rate of chemical reactions in cells while not being permanently changed or without being consumed, which makes enzymes…

Introduction Enzymes are an important biological catalyst that is absolutely crucial for life to exist. The ultimate purpose of this experiment was to examine enzymes and how they function in cells, explore the result that concentrations and environmental factors have over these functions, and lastly to read and interpret graphs related to enzyme function. This type of study had various parts, therefore there are various hypotheses. The first being, if it is potato extract, then it will contain…

The Horizon chemical company discovered that its product (Cleanflo), sold for the purpose of cleaning dairy apparatus, also was extremely effective in dissolving the calcium deposits, which clogged catheters that had been removed from the body. Consequently, the Horizon…

Formula of a Hydrated Salt 2.Objective- We are trying to figure out the formula of a unknown hydrated salt. In order to do this we must know the formula to calculate moles which is moles=Mass(g)/Molecular Weight. 3.Introduction- We must know about hydrated salts which are salts that contain water. We are trying to figure out the molar mass of the hydrated salt given to us. In order to do this we must heat up a hydrated salt so that it reverses the reaction and removes the water.We then are…

In the June 2015 Smithsonian magazine, there is an ad for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The organization is devoted to educating, treating, and researching cancer. One finding that they have found. is that all cancers are genetic base They are striving to prevent cancer before it starts. The ad looks professionally made and an excellent representation of the Huntsman Cancer Organization. It has a great deal logos and ethos, but only a small amount of pathos. The primary audience is…

The purpose of these calculations is to identify the limiting reagent and calculate the percent yield of the esterification reaction used to produce aspirin. This reaction was catalyzed by concentrated H2SO4, but since it is not consumed during the reaction, it does not affect the stoichiometric calculations. In order to determine the limiting reagent, the moles of reactants were calculated (Part A). Part B of the calculations illustrates the amount of aspirin produced by each reactant based on…

certain chemical reactions to take place much quicker than reactions would occur on their own. Enzymes function as catalyst, which means they speed up reactions by providing an alternative reaction pathway of lower activation energy (cite). Each step of a pathway typically requires a specific enzyme, without the specific enzyme, the pathway can not be completed. In addition, enzymes do not undergo permanent reactions and remain unchanged by the end of the reaction. Enzymes catalyze chemical…

salt to be separated from the sand. Page 52 20. Compounds can be broken down into simpler substances while elements cannot. 21. The composition of a substance is always fixed, but the composition of a mixture can vary. 22. Chemical symbols are used to represent elements and chemical formulas are used to represent compounds. 23. Electrolysis, or the passing of an electric current through a substance, can break down a compound into simpler…

Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers founded neon in 1898, by experimenting on liquid air. Prior to discovering neon they had recently found krypton, then later on they would go to discover xenon. “ Ramsay knew that sometimes one element could stay hidden behind another element (Stewart www.chemicool.com/elements/neon.html).” Neon was actually named by Ramsay’s son and was named neon after greek words neos (which means new). After Ramsay and Travers were able to keep finding neon it opened…

This lab was conducted to find the key differences between the quantity of heat (q) and ∆H of a substance. Different masses of substances CaCl2 and NH4NO3 were dissolved in water to see how changing mass impacts the q and ∆H of a substance. When the two substances dissolve, they become ions. CaCl2 dissolves in a reaction of: CaCl2 Ca2+aq + 2Cl1-aq while NH4NO3 dissolve in a reaction of: NH4NO3 NH41+aq + NO31-aq . As shown in these reactions, when ionic compounds dissolve in water, they break…