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What four thermodynamic quantities can a single, well-designed ITC titration determine simultaneously?
AOnly the association constant KaBStoichiometry (n), association constant (Ka, hence delta G), binding enthalpy (delta H), and by subtraction, binding entropy (delta S)COnly the melting temperature of the proteinDOnly the crystal structure resolution
AYeast burning sugar using oxygenBYeast breaking down sugar without using oxygenCA physical change where sugar just dissolvesDSugar cooling down until it turns solid
AThe salt directly destroys the DNA inside bacteria and mould cellsBA high salt concentration draws water out of microbe cells, drying them outCSalt raises the temperature of the meat enough to kill microbesDSalt reacts chemically with the meat to seal out all air
Chemistry
Chemistry · L2 · The Chemistry of Food Preservation
From percent composition to a ratio of atoms Stoichiometry gave you a one-step conversion: mass to moles, using n = m/M. Empirical formula work uses that exact same conversion three times in a row — once per element — and then compares the
What makes a dissolved substance an "electrolyte"?
AIt changes the colour of the waterBIt splits into charged ions that let the solution conduct electricityCIt always makes the water taste sweetDIt stops the water from freezing
Where does a zeolite's Bronsted acidity structurally come from?
AIsomorphic substitution of Al3+ for Si4+ in the framework leaves an extra negative charge, balanced by a proton on a bridging Si-OH-Al oxygenBFree sulfuric acid trapped within the poresCSurface hydroxyl groups unrelated to the aluminosilicate frameworkDA metal ion exchanged onto the external crystal surface only
Chemical kinetics: rate laws, activation energy, and catalysis Chemical kinetics studies how fast reactions occur and what factors govern reaction rate. Kinetics is distinct from thermodynamics: a reaction can be thermodynamically spontaneo
Chemistry
Chemistry · L4 · Chemical kinetics: rate laws, activation energy, and catalysis
What does a catalyst do to a reaction's activation energy, and is it consumed overall?
ALowers Ea by providing an alternate pathway; not consumed overallBLowers Ea by providing an alternate pathway; consumed overallCRaises Ea to slow down unwanted side reactions; not consumedDHas no effect on Ea, but binds permanently to the product
Solid, Liquid, or Gas? Look around your kitchen. A spoon, a puddle of juice, and the steam over a hot pot are all matter — but they behave in three very different ways. Three States You Already Know Same Stuff, Different Form Here is the su
What is a polyatomic ion, and how is it different from a monatomic ion like Cl⁻?1 / 12
A polyatomic ion is a group of atoms bonded tightly together that carries one overall charge and moves as a single unit in a formula — for example, the sulfate ion SO4²⁻ is one sulfur atom and four oxygen atoms sharing a single 2- charge between them. A monatomic ion like Cl⁻ is just one atom carrying the charge on its own.
Chemistry
Chemistry · L3 · Naming and Writing Ionic Formulae
Why Pure Metals Are Malleable In a pure metal, every atom is the same size and packs into a regular, repeating arrangement of layers — think of identical marbles stacked neatly in rows. The outer electrons of every atom are delocalised into
Chemistry
Chemistry · L3 · Metallic Bonding and Why Alloys Are Harder