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  • Question
  • The pH of a solution is determined by


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  • A. concentration of salt
  • B. relative concentration of acids and bases
  • C. dielectric constant of the medium
  • D. environmental effect

  • Correct Answer
  • relative concentration of acids and bases 


  • Water, pH and Macromolecules problems


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    • 1. The dissociation constant of H2O at 25° C is

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    • A. 10-14 M
    • B. 1014 M
    • C. 10-7 M
    • D. 107 M
    • Discuss
    • 2. Molecules in which the atoms are held together by __________ bonds have the strongest chemical linkages.

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    • A. noncovalent
    • B. covalent
    • C. ionic
    • D. hydrogen
    • Discuss
    • 3. Weak acids generally have pKa

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    • A. values less than 1
    • B. pKa values greater than 2
    • C. been seldom found in living systems
    • D. that cannot be used to buffer
    • Discuss
    • 4. Who discovered and described the blood groups (ABO) classification?

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    • A. Theodor Kocher
    • B. Karl Landsteiner
    • C. Otto Warburg
    • D. Karl Hooper
    • Discuss
    • 5. Hydrogen bonds and hydrophilic interactions are types of

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    • A. weak chemical bonds that hold together the atoms within a molecule
    • B. strong chemical bonds that hold together the atoms within a molecule
    • C. weak chemical bonds that link together separate molecules
    • D. strong chemical bonds that link together separate molecules
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following organic groups are found in naturally occuring amino acids?

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    • A. Guanidinium ion
    • B. Indole
    • C. Imidazole
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. The reason that fats contain more energy than simple sugars, is fats have many more

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    • A. carbon atoms
    • B. hydrogen atoms
    • C. covalent bonds
    • D. hydrogen bonds
    • Discuss
    • 8. Buffer solutions

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    • A. will always have a pH of 7
    • B. are rarely found in living systems
    • C. cause a decrease in pH when acids are added to them.
    • D. tend to maintain a relatively constant pH.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following alcohols would be most soluble in water?

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    • A. methanol
    • B. ethanol
    • C. butanol
    • D. octanol
    • Discuss
    • 10. H2O and CH4 are both examples of

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    • A. molecules
    • B. ions
    • C. acids
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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