Biochemistry
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Author: Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougal
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 10RE
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The overall voltage of the given biological reaction is to be determined.
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Oxidation is the addition of an electronegative element or the removal of an electropositive element in a
Reduction is the addition of an electropositive element or the removal of an electronegative element in a chemical reaction
The chemical reaction in which oxidation and reduction take place simultaneously is called a
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Biochemistry
Ch. 20 - RECALL Briefly summarize the steps in the electron...Ch. 20 - RECALL Are electron transport and oxidative...Ch. 20 - Prob. 3RECh. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Show how the reactions of the...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY How does mitochondrial structure...Ch. 20 - Prob. 6RECh. 20 - Prob. 7RECh. 20 - MATHEMATICAL Using the information in Table 20.2,...Ch. 20 - Prob. 9RECh. 20 - Prob. 10RE
Ch. 20 - MATHEMATICAL Calculate E for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 12RECh. 20 - MATHEMATICAL Which is more favorable...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Comment on the fact that the...Ch. 20 - RECALL What do cytochromes have in common with...Ch. 20 - RECALL How do the cytochromes differ from...Ch. 20 - RECALL Which of the following does not play a role...Ch. 20 - Prob. 18RECh. 20 - Prob. 19RECh. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Two biochemistry students are...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Cytochrome oxidase and...Ch. 20 - Prob. 22RECh. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Reflect on the evolutionary...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Experimental evidence strongly...Ch. 20 - Prob. 25RECh. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY What is the advantage of having...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Why do the electron-transfer...Ch. 20 - Prob. 28RECh. 20 - Prob. 29RECh. 20 - Prob. 30RECh. 20 - RECALL Describe the role of the F1 portion of ATP...Ch. 20 - Prob. 32RECh. 20 - Prob. 33RECh. 20 - Prob. 34RECh. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY What is the approximate P/O...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Why is it difficult to determine...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY What are some of the...Ch. 20 - RECALL Briefly summarize the main arguments of the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 39RECh. 20 - Prob. 40RECh. 20 - Prob. 41RECh. 20 - Prob. 42RECh. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY Criticize the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 44RECh. 20 - Prob. 45RECh. 20 - Prob. 46RECh. 20 - RECALL How does the yield of ATP from complete...Ch. 20 - REFLECT AND APPLY The malate-aspartate shuttle...Ch. 20 - MATHEMATICAL What yield of ATP can be expected...Ch. 20 - MATHEMATICAL The free-energy change (G) for the...
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