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Biochemistry
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2. Water
Hydrophobic Effect
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Intro to the Hydrophobic Effect
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Explanation of the Hydrophobic Effect
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Protein Folding & Membrane Formation
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Which of the following best explains the hydrophobic effect?
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Hydrophobic substances have a strong net affinity for each other.
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Hydrophilic substances increase local entropy upon clumping.
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Hydrophobic substances clump due to their strong intermolecular forces.
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Hydrophobic substances increase universal entropy when they clump.
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Which of the following is false concerning H2O molecules in the hydration shell around nonpolar substances?
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Cannot participate in normal hydrogen bonding.
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Form stronger hydrogen bonds than free H2O
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Less ordered & higher entropy than free H2O
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Less options for orientations in 3D space than free H2O