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Chapter 25, Problem 25.52QP
Assume the energy of hydrogen bonds per base pair to be 10 kJ/mol. Given two complementary strands of DNA containing 10 base pairs each, estimate the ratio of two separate strands to hydrogen-bonded double helix in solution at 300 K. The ratio for a single base pair is given by the formula exp(−ΔE/RT), where ΔE is the energy of hydrogen bond per base pair, R is the gas constant, and T is the temperature in kelvins.
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