Water, pH and Macromolecules Questions

• Polyprotic acids such as H3PO4, can act as acid-base buffers
• The reactions of molecules
• Which of the following character does not apply to water?
• A Bronsted acid becomes __________ upon losing a proton.
• The effectiveness or capacity of a buffer solution can be affected by
• If protein is made exclusively from nonpolar amino acids, then it will this protein interact with water?
• Which of the following acid/base pairs act as natural buffers in living systems?
• A biological polymer contains alanine, tyrosine, and lysine. Which of the following will be true about this molecule?
• The elements oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon
• The main difference between an acid and a base is that
• A compound that is capable of forming hydrogen bonds with water
• Most of the important functional groups in biological molecules contain