Subject: Chemical Foundation of Biochemistry-I

Group: 1st yr. B.Sc. (MBG+BBB)

Unit 1: Introduction to Biochemistry

Dr. Akanksha Dubey

Assistant Professor,
Department of Life Sciences,
Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous),
Bengaluru
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Step 2: Convert to molarity

Have 85.0mL ethanol

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1 L = 1000mL
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Have 0.085 L of ethanol

Molarity = no. of moles = 0.038 mol = 0.45 molL-1

volume 0.085 L
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Calculate the molarities of each of the following solutions:
(a) 2.357g of sodium chloride (NaCl) in 75mL solution
Answer: 0.5378 M
(b) 1.567mol of silver nitrate (AgNO 3) in 250mL solution
Answer: 6.268 M
(c) 10.4g of calcium chloride (CaCl2) in 2.20 102 mL of solution
Answer: 0.426 M
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Example
Calculate the mass of one molecule of ammonium carbonate [(NH4)2CO3]
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Step 1: Calculate the molar mass

2 Nitrogen atoms 2 14.01gmol-1 = 28.02 gmol-
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8 Hydrogen atoms 8 1.008 gmol-1

= 8.064 gmol-
1 Carbon atom 1 12.01gmol-1 1

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Mass of one molecule = 96.09 gmol-1 = 1.59
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6.022 1023mol- 22g
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Questions
Calculate the mass of one molecule of:
(a) Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) 9.96 10-23 g
(b) Methane (CH4) 2.66 10-23 g
(c) Potassium dichromate 4.89 10-22 g
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THEORY
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By: Dr. Akanksha Dubey

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John Dalton FRS (6 September 1766

27 July 1844) was an English
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chemist, meteorologist and physicist.

He is best known for his pioneering
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atomic theory, and his research into
colour blindness
Dalton's theory was different in that it
had the weight of careful chemical
measurements behind it.
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Carbon dioxide, CO 2
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Water, H2O

Methane, CH4
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DRAWBACK OF
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