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Example Question #111 : Understand Basic Chemistry
All of the following are carbohydrates except __________.
starch
amino acids
glycogen
glucose
amino acids
Carbohydrates include the monosaccharide glucose and polysaccharides starch and glycogen. Amino acids contain nitrogen and are the building blocks of polypeptides.
Example Question #111 : Understand Basic Chemistry
What is the main way in which carbon dioxide is altered in the bloodstream?
Carbon dioxide combines with water in the bloodstream to make carbonic acid
Carbon dioxide is bound to hemoglobin in the bloodstream
Carbon dioxide turns into sodium bicarbonate in the bloodstream
Carbon dioxide is transported as a carboxyl group in the bloodstream
Carbon dioxide combines with water in the bloodstream to make carbonic acid
Carbon dioxide is not very soluble in water, so it is carried in the blood almost exclusively as carbonic acid. While some carbon dioxide is bound to hemoglobin, the majority of it is carried in the blood as the bicarbonate ion, which is the blood's main buffer. Note the following chemical equilibria:
Example Question #111 : Understand Basic Chemistry
In a redox reaction, the loss of electrons from a substance is called __________.
oxidation
electron compensation
reduction
electron transfer
oxidation
A redox or oxidation-reduction reaction involves the transfer of electrons from one substance to another. The loss of an electron from a substance is called oxidation. The gain of electrons to another substance is called reduction. A mnemonic that is often useful in remembering this is: OIL RIG, where Oxidation Is Loss of electrons and Reduction Is Gain of electrons.
Example Question #112 : Understand Basic Chemistry
In a redox reaction, the addition of an electron to a substance is called __________.
electron compensation
reduction
oxidation
electron transfer
reduction
A redox or oxidation-reduction reaction involves the transfer of electrons from one substance to another. The loss of an electron from a substance is called oxidation. The gain of electrons to another substance is called reduction. A mnemonic that is often useful in remembering this is: OIL RIG, where Oxidation Is Loss of electrons and Reduction Is Gain of electrons.
Example Question #113 : Understand Basic Chemistry
If substance A gains an electron from substance B, then substance A is __________.
transferred
the reducing agent
the oxidizing agent
compensated
the oxidizing agent
A redox or oxidation-reduction reaction involves the transfer of electrons from one substance to another. The loss of an electron from a substance is called oxidation. The gain of electrons to another substance is called reduction. A mnemonic that is often useful in remembering this is: OIL RIG, where Oxidation Is Loss of electrons and Reduction Is Gain of electrons. Here, substance A gains an electron and is thus reduced by substance B. As a result, substance B is oxidized by substance A. The substance that is reduced is also known as the oxidizing agent, since it causes the oxidation of the other substance.
Example Question #112 : Understand Basic Chemistry
Upon reduction, a substance may become __________.
None of these
more negatively charged
more positively charged
less negatively charged
more negatively charged
Reduction is the gain of electrons. Thus the substance that is reduced may become more negatively charged or less positively charged. However, the only possible answer of the choices is that it can become more negatively charged.
Example Question #114 : Understand Basic Chemistry
If substance A gains an electron from substance B, then substance B is __________.
transferred
the oxidizing agent
the reducing agent
compensated
the reducing agent
A redox or oxidation-reduction reaction involves the transfer of electrons from one substance to another. The loss of an electron from a substance is called oxidation. The gain of electrons to another substance is called reduction. A mnemonic that is often useful in remembering this is: OIL RIG, where Oxidation Is Loss of electrons and Reduction Is Gain of electrons. Here, substance A gains an electron and is thus reduced by substance B. As a result, substance B is oxidized by substance A. The substance that is oxidized is also known as the reducing agent, since it causes the reduction of the other substance.
Example Question #115 : Understand Basic Chemistry
Substance A accepts an electron from substance B. In this case, substance A is the __________.
oxidizing agent
reducing agent
base
acid
oxidizing agent
Substance A is an oxidizing agent. When a substance acts as an electron acceptor it is an oxidizing agent. This is because it causes the oxidation of substance B upon accepting an electron. If the substance acts as an electron donor then it is a reducing agent. Recall the mnemonic: OIL RIG; Oxidation Is Loss of electrons, Reduction Is Gain of electrons. Acids and bases involve the exchange of electron pairs, or hydrogens not single electrons.
Example Question #116 : Understand Basic Chemistry
An electron donor is also known as a(n) __________.
base
reducing agent
oxidizing agent
acid
reducing agent
An electron donor is a reducing agent. That is because it is causing another substance (the electron acceptor) to be reduced. The electron acceptor is called the oxidizing agent. Recall the mnemonic: OIL RIG; Oxidation Is Loss of electrons, Reduction Is Gain of electrons. Acids and bases involve the exchange of electron pairs, or hydrogens not single electrons.
Example Question #117 : Understand Basic Chemistry
An electron acceptor is also known as a(n) __________.
oxidizing agent
oxidant
reductant
reducing agent
oxidizing agent
When a substance acts as an electron acceptor it is an oxidizing agent. This is because it causes the oxidation of the substance from which it accepted the electron upon accepting an electron. If the substance acts as an electron donor then it is a reducing agent. Recall the mnemonic: OIL RIG; Oxidation Is Loss of electrons, Reduction Is Gain of electrons.