Peptide decomposition is one of the key processes of digestion, where a peptide bond is broken into an acid group and an amine group. We can describe this reaction as follows: Peptide(aq) + H2O(l) ⇆acid group(aq) + amine group(aq) If we place 1.6 mol peptide into 1.0 L water, what will be the equilibrium concentrations of all species in this reaction? Assume the K value for this reaction is 3.1 × 10-5. [peptide] = M?

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Peptide decomposition is one of the key processes of digestion, where a peptide bond is broken into an acid group and an amine group. We can describe this reaction as follows:

Peptide(aq) + H2O(l) ⇆acid group(aq) + amine group(aq)

If we place 1.6 mol peptide into 1.0 L water, what will be the equilibrium concentrations of all species in this reaction? Assume the K value for this reaction is 3.1 × 10-5.

[peptide] = M?

[acid group] = M?

[amine group] = M?

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