Chemistry: Matter and Change
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078746376
Author: Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Chapter 23.4, Problem 24SSC
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The reason for the acidity of
Concept introduction:
The nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) consist of a sugar, phosphate and nitrogenous bases.
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 24SSC
The phosphate ion of the nucleic acid is almost comparable to phosphoric acid and is the reason for the acidity of the nucleic acid.
Explanation of Solution
The phosphate attached to the sugar has two bonded protons with the sugar of the nucleic acid leaving only one free proton which is highly acidic.
Conclusion
The part of nucleic acid that makes it acidic is the phosphate.
Chapter 23 Solutions
Chemistry: Matter and Change
Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 1SSCCh. 23.1 - Prob. 2SSCCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3SSCCh. 23.1 - Prob. 4SSCCh. 23.1 - Prob. 5SSCCh. 23.1 - Prob. 6SSCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 7SSCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 8SSCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 9SSCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 10SSC
Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 11SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 12SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 13SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 14SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 15SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 16SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 17SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 18SSCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 19SSCCh. 23.4 - Prob. 20SSCCh. 23.4 - Prob. 21SSCCh. 23.4 - Prob. 22SSCCh. 23.4 - Prob. 23SSCCh. 23.4 - Prob. 24SSCCh. 23.4 - Prob. 25SSCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 26SSCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 27SSCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 28SSCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 29SSCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 30SSCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 31SSCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 32SSCCh. 23 - Prob. 33ACh. 23 - Prob. 34ACh. 23 - Prob. 35ACh. 23 - Prob. 36ACh. 23 - Prob. 37ACh. 23 - Prob. 38ACh. 23 - Prob. 39ACh. 23 - Prob. 40ACh. 23 - Prob. 41ACh. 23 - Prob. 42ACh. 23 - Prob. 43ACh. 23 - Prob. 44ACh. 23 - Prob. 45ACh. 23 - Prob. 46ACh. 23 - Prob. 47ACh. 23 - Prob. 48ACh. 23 - Prob. 49ACh. 23 - Prob. 50ACh. 23 - Prob. 51ACh. 23 - Prob. 52ACh. 23 - Prob. 53ACh. 23 - Prob. 54ACh. 23 - Prob. 55ACh. 23 - Prob. 56ACh. 23 - Prob. 57ACh. 23 - Prob. 58ACh. 23 - Prob. 59ACh. 23 - Prob. 60ACh. 23 - Prob. 61ACh. 23 - Prob. 62ACh. 23 - Prob. 63ACh. 23 - Prob. 64ACh. 23 - Prob. 65ACh. 23 - Prob. 66ACh. 23 - Prob. 67ACh. 23 - Prob. 68ACh. 23 - Prob. 69ACh. 23 - Prob. 70ACh. 23 - Prob. 71ACh. 23 - Prob. 72ACh. 23 - Prob. 73ACh. 23 - Prob. 74ACh. 23 - Prob. 75ACh. 23 - Prob. 76ACh. 23 - Prob. 77ACh. 23 - Prob. 78ACh. 23 - Prob. 79ACh. 23 - Prob. 80ACh. 23 - Prob. 81ACh. 23 - Prob. 82ACh. 23 - Prob. 83ACh. 23 - Prob. 84ACh. 23 - Prob. 85ACh. 23 - Prob. 86ACh. 23 - Prob. 87ACh. 23 - Prob. 88ACh. 23 - Prob. 89ACh. 23 - Prob. 90ACh. 23 - Prob. 91ACh. 23 - Prob. 92ACh. 23 - Prob. 93ACh. 23 - Prob. 94ACh. 23 - Prob. 95ACh. 23 - Prob. 96ACh. 23 - Prob. 97ACh. 23 - Prob. 98ACh. 23 - Prob. 99ACh. 23 - Prob. 100ACh. 23 - Prob. 101ACh. 23 - Prob. 102ACh. 23 - Prob. 104ACh. 23 - Prob. 105ACh. 23 - Prob. 106ACh. 23 - Prob. 1STPCh. 23 - Prob. 2STPCh. 23 - Prob. 3STPCh. 23 - Prob. 4STPCh. 23 - Prob. 5STPCh. 23 - Prob. 6STPCh. 23 - Prob. 7STPCh. 23 - Prob. 8STPCh. 23 - Prob. 9STPCh. 23 - Prob. 10STPCh. 23 - Prob. 11STPCh. 23 - Prob. 12STPCh. 23 - Prob. 13STPCh. 23 - Prob. 14STPCh. 23 - Prob. 15STPCh. 23 - Prob. 16STPCh. 23 - Prob. 17STP
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