Questions from General Chemistry

Q: Consider the reaction as represented by the following unbalanced chemical equation:

Consider the reaction as represented by the following unbalanced chemical equation: 2H2(g) + O2(g) ( 2H2O(g) You react 15.0 g of hydrogen gas with 100.0 g of oxygen gas. Determine the amount of re...

Q: Many of the most important carbohydrates are , which are large molecules

Many of the most important carbohydrates are , which are large molecules constructed by hooking together many smaller molecules.

Q: Sketch the ring structures of glucose and fructose. Based on the

Sketch the ring structures of glucose and fructose. Based on the electron pairs surrounding the atoms of the rings, would you expect these rings to be planar (flat)?

Q: What is a hexose sugar? Sketch the straight-chain representation

What is a hexose sugar? Sketch the straight-chain representation of the hexose galactose.

Q: What is a disaccharide? What monosaccharide units make up the disaccharide

What is a disaccharide? What monosaccharide units make up the disaccharide sucrose? What is the bond called that forms between the monosaccharide units?

Q: Give the name of each of the following compounds. a

Give the name of each of the following compounds. a. XeO2 b. ICl5 c. PCl3 d. CO e. OF2 f. P2O5 g. AsI3 h. SO3

Q: Sketch a representation of the disaccharide sucrose (table sugar). Label

Sketch a representation of the disaccharide sucrose (table sugar). Label clearly the portion of the disaccharide that originates from glucose, the portion that originates from fructose, and the glycos...

Q: In addition to using numerical prefixes in the general names of sugars

In addition to using numerical prefixes in the general names of sugars to indicate how many carbon atoms are present, we often use the prefixes keto- and aldo- to indicate whether the sugar is a keton...

Q: carries the information needed for the synthesis of the various proteins

carries the information needed for the synthesis of the various proteins the cell requires to carry out its life functions.

Q: RNA molecules, which are found in the cytoplasm outside the cell

RNA molecules, which are found in the cytoplasm outside the cell nucleus, are much (smaller/larger) than DNA polymers.