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  • Question
  • The effectiveness or capacity of a buffer solution can be affected by


  • Options
  • A. molar concentration of the buffer components
  • B. concentration of the conjugate base to the weak acid
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. temperature of buffer components

  • Correct Answer
  • both (a) and (b) 


  • Water, pH and Macromolecules problems


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    • 1. A Bronsted acid becomes __________ upon losing a proton.

    • Options
    • A. highly reactive
    • B. its conjugate acid
    • C. its conjugate base
    • D. a hydronium ion
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following character does not apply to water?

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    • A. The water molecule is asymmetric
    • B. The water molecule readily forms hydrophobic interactions
    • C. The covalent bonds in water are highly polarized
    • D. All three atoms in the water molecule readily form hydrogen bonds
    • Discuss
    • 3. The reactions of molecules

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    • A. are the reactions of the functional groups
    • B. are independent of the functional groups
    • C. require an enzyme in all cases
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Polyprotic acids such as H3PO4, can act as acid-base buffers

    • Options
    • A. only in combination with polyprotic bases
    • B. if their concentration is kept low
    • C. at pH values around neutrality
    • D. at pH values around any of their pKa's
    • Discuss
    • 5. The strength of an acid depends on

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    • A. number of neutrons gain
    • B. electronegativity
    • C. number of double bonds
    • D. number of protons released
    • Discuss
    • 6. If protein is made exclusively from nonpolar amino acids, then it will this protein interact with water?

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    • A. be repelled by water
    • B. It will be attracted to water
    • C. It will form a membrane in water
    • D. It will act as a buffer and stabilize the pH
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following acid/base pairs act as natural buffers in living systems?

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    • A. H2CO3/HCO3-
    • B. H2PO4-/HPO42-
    • C. Histidine+/histidine
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. A biological polymer contains alanine, tyrosine, and lysine. Which of the following will be true about this molecule?

    • Options
    • A. DNA
    • B. Strong base
    • C. Phospholipid
    • D. Protein
    • Discuss
    • 9. The elements oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon

    • Options
    • A. can all form covalent bonds with other elements
    • B. contain protons and neutrons in their atomic nuclei
    • C. are common elements in the molecules that make up living organisms
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The main difference between an acid and a base is that

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    • A. bases are polar molecules and acids are not
    • B. acids are polar molecules and bases are not
    • C. bases donate hydrogen ions in water while acids accept hydrogen ions
    • D. acids donate hydrogen ions in water while bases accept hydrogen ions
    • Discuss


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