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Describe the process of oxygen transport via haemoglobin.

Haemoglobin is a complex metal ion consisting of hexa-coordinated Fe2+ ions. With 6 coordinate bonds, haemoglobin forms an octahedral shape where 4 nitrogen ligands form a haem disc, a globin m...

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What is the difference of SN1 and an SN2 mechanism?

SN1= only 1 species involved in the rate determining step = carbocation intermediate = racemic mixture = not optically active SN2= 2 species involved in the rate determining step =transition state = singl...

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How to balance equations?

Balancing equations is making sure that all atoms, ions and charges have the same count on both sides of the equation. We start with checking metals, hydrogen and lastly oxygen and charges. In order to ba...

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Which are four factors affecting the rate of a chemical reaction and how do these affect the rate constant of the reaction?

For a chemical reaction to occur the reactant particles must collide with each other with the correct orientation and they must also have a minimum energy necessary for the molecules to successfully react...

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Describe what the Activation Energy for a reaction is.

The activation energy is the minimum amount of energy that particles need to collide with for the reaction to occur.

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