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What is photosynthesis and how does it work?

Photosynthesis is a biochemical process that plants use to convert Carbon dioxide (i.e. breathed out by animals) into Oxygen. The word equation is: carbon dioxide + water -> glucose + oxygen. The chemical...
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How do I calculate molar concentrations and determine the mole value based on the mass of a compound?

Molar concentrations are calculated with the basic formula: Concentration (mol/ml) = Number of moles (mol) / Volume (ml). Remember to keep all units consistent and convert when appropriate. The number of mol...
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How can you tell the difference between a right-handed and left-handed coil (or helix) by looking at it?

Portions of proteins can arrange in regularly repeating structures such as α-helices: the vast majority of these helices are right-handed (the left-handed versions are very rare). Similarly, DNA (double) hel...
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Define the term friction

This is the force that resists movement between two surfaces which are in contact.
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Why must human beings breathe?

Oxygen is required by the electron transport chain to operate. Many biochemical pathways (for example Kreb’s cycle and ß-fatty oxidation) extract electrons from biomolecules and transfer them to electron car...
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