What Is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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The hydrogen bonding in water gives it a high heat capacity.
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Which of the following best describes the process of Dissociation?
A. the breaking of covalent bonds by water molecules.
B. the breaking of polar bonds by water molecules.
C. the breaking of ionic bonds by water molecules.
D. the forming of polar bonds by lipophilic molecules.
.Amino acids
a. have high dipole moments.
b. are weak acids.
c. with high molecular masses will be insoluble in water.
d. are weak bases.
Which statement is false?
The ability of non-polar substances like fat molecules to clump together in water thereby allowing minimal contact between the fat molecules and water is attributed to:
Group of answer choices
a. Hydrogen bonds
b. Ionic bonds
c. Van der Waal’s interactions
d. Hydrophobic interactions
e. Cystine bridges
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