MCDB 310 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Salt, Covalent Bond, Titration
20 Feb 2018
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Memorize functional groups they will occur many times in the book and an understanding of them is critical to understanding the functions of molecules, the structure of biomolecules, and the function of enzymes. Memorize all the functional groups in chapter 1 of the text book, not just the ones on the slides of the lecture. Understand the differences between conformation and configuration, especially in isomers; what are chiral molecules. Be able to list and describe the major categories of macromolecules, and their building blocks. Know how deltah contributes to deltag and how deltas contributes to deltag. Understand how coupling an unfavorable reaction with a highly favorable reaction can result in an overall favorable reaction. Understand that kinetics has nothing to do with the deltag of the overall reaction only with the energy barrier. Understand hydrogen bonds, know which functional groups can make h-bonds and why h-bonds are strongest when they are linear.
