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Chapter 3: The Chemistry of Biology


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Chapter 3: The Chemistry of Biology

CELLS/Chemistry/Bonds/screen 3

On the basis of the bonding patterns shown for Hydrogen, Water, Methane and Oxygen how many oxygen atoms would you expect to bond to a carbon atom, the atom with the green nucleus in methane?

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CELLS/Chemistry/Bonds/screen 5

Compare the bonding patterns shown here and on screen 3. Why do you think that the covalent bond is stronger than the ionic bond?

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CELLS/Chemistry/Water/screen 4

Why do the leaves and the petals of a flower tend to wilt if you wait too long, after cutting the stem, before you place them in water, but they seldom wilt if you cut the stem ends underwater?

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