BIOO211 Biochemistry for Complementary Therapists
Tutorial Topics for Session 3:
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Reaction rate

States of matter

Gas law
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Solutions
Activities:
Equilibrium involving a chemical called Calcium carbonate, used in respiratory ventilators to
remove CO2
Reverse reaction and dynamic equilibrium. (2007, October 23). Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMIbJ-B92Ho&feature=related
Le Châtelier’s principle and nitrogen monoxide production:
LeChatelier Principle.(2017, January 23). Retrieved from
http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/Kinetics/LeChatelier.htm
Use the following link to understand Boyle’s Law and Inhalation and Exhalation:
Boyle’s law from respiratory system: Anatomy and physiology online. (2017, January 23).
Retreived from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-oyxnkZC0
1.
A litre of milk quickly spoils if left at room temperature but can be kept for several days in a
refrigerator without spoiling. Explain why this occurs.
2.
Explain why the rates of most reactions increase when the concentration of reactants is
increased.
3.
Explain hydrogen bonding.
4.
Explain the process of breathing in terms of the relationship between Pressure and Volume.
5.
What is meant by the term solubility?
6. Which of the following best describes particles in a solid?
a)
The attractive forces between the particles are negligible
b)
No attractive forces between the particles
c)
Particles are very closely packed
d)
Particles are moving randomly in a straight line
7. A solution that contains all the solute that it can dissolve at a given temperature is said to be:
a)
unsaturated
b)
saturated
c)
super saturated
d)
a suspension
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8. Which of the following is true of gases:
a)
Particles take on the shape of the container but will not compress
b)
No attractive forces between the particles
c)
Particles are very closely packed
d)
Particles vibrate in-and-out in straight lines but only on-the-spot
9. A solution that can still dissolve some more solute at a given temperature is said to be:
a)
unsaturated
b)
saturated
c)
super saturated
d)
suspension
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