Inquiry into Life
Inquiry into Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259426162
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2.4, Problem 1CYP
Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The organic molecules are considered as the molecules of life.

Introduction:

Chemistry is the branch of science which studies the matter, interaction forces and the ways in which matter changes its state. There are three parts of chemistry organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry.

Organic chemistry deals with carbon and its compounds. Life is based on carbon or we can say that carbon is the backbone of the organic molecules which forms life.

The atomic number of carbon is 6. Its electronic configuration (E.C) is

C=6E.C=1s22s22p2E.C=1s2s2px2py2pz

According to the octet rule, carbon has to attain a noble gas configuration of Neon (Ne) which is 8. So, to complete its outer shell electrons, carbon has to gain 4 electrons, lose 4 electrons or share electrons. Hence, to complete its octet, carbon only shares electrons and forms covalent bonds.

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Chapter 2 Solutions

Inquiry into Life

Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 2.1 - Prob. 2ACh. 2.1 - Prob. 3ACh. 2.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.2 - List the different types of bonds that occur...Ch. 2.2 - Compare the relative strengths of ionic, covalent,...Ch. 2.2 - Identify whether carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.2 - Explain the difference between a polar and...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 4ACh. 2.2 - Prob. 5ACh. 2.2 - Prob. 6ACh. 2.3 - Evaluate which properties of water are important...Ch. 2.3 - Identify common acidic and basic substances.Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 2.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 2.3 - Prob. 7ACh. 2.3 - Prob. 8ACh. 2.3 - Prob. 9ACh. 2.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.4 - 2. Identify the role of a functional group. Ch. 2.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 2.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.4 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.4 - Prob. 10ACh. 2.4 - Prob. 11ACh. 2.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 2.5 - Identify the structural element that all...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.5 - Prob. 12ACh. 2.5 - Prob. 13ACh. 2.5 - Prob. 14ACh. 2.6 - Compare the structures of fats, phospholipids, and...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 2.6 - 1. List the proportion of your plate that should...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 2QTCCh. 2.6 - Prob. 3QTCCh. 2.6 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.6 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.6 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 2.6 - Prob. 15ACh. 2.6 - Prob. 16ACh. 2.6 - A lipid that contains four fused carbon rings is a...Ch. 2.7 - Describe the functions of proteins in cells.Ch. 2.7 - 2. Explain how a polypeptide is constructed from...Ch. 2.7 - Compare the four levels of protein structure.Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.7 - Describe how amino acids are formed.Ch. 2.7 - Compare and contrast the four levels of protein...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 18ACh. 2.7 - Prob. 19ACh. 2.7 - Prob. 20ACh. 2.8 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.8 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.8 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.8 - Prob. 2LOCh. 2.8 - Prob. 21ACh. 2.8 - Prob. 22ACh. 2 - Prob. S1.1BYBCh. 2 - Prob. S1.1ABYBCh. 2 - Prob. F1.2BYBCh. 2 - Prob. 1CSCh. 2 - Prob. 2CSCh. 2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 2 - Because proteins are composed of the same limited...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3TC
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