QUALITIES OF GOOD WATER by Dr. Robert O. Young There are many measurements of water‚ but the most important for determining the best water to drink are‚ the pH‚ oxidative reduction potential—or energy potential/activity—molecular structure‚ and purity. Science has helped us to determine that the best measurements for our drinking water are the pH and purity‚ but little understood is the importance of the molecular structure of water. Assuming that most waters that humans are drinking are purified
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Background An indicator is a halochromic chemical compound that is added to a solution to determine its pH. It is a chemical detector for hydronium ions. The indicator changes colour to show the pH of the solution. Some indicates are not very precise and only tell us whether the solution is acidic or basic. When the indicator is added to the solution‚ they bind to hydrogen or hydroxide ions. The different electron configurations of the bound indicator cause the indicator ’s colour to change.
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Lab 1: Effect of pH on sodium benzoate‚ a food preservative Sheikh M Zakaria Person no. 36295651 TA: Synthia Gratia Date of Submission: 05/29/13 Abstract Sodium Benzoate is a common food preservative used in food products such as jams and jellies‚ soft drinks‚ pickles‚ condiments etc and in tinned products in the market. This experiment aimed to determine whether benzoic acid is formed from it’s superior soluble form sodium benzoate in stomach acid‚ which is simulated by HCl (pH=2). It has
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Investigation on Effects of Different pH on Enzyme Activity How does the different pH buffers affect activity of potato enzyme/extract? Introduction: Proteins are polymers that are made up of smaller units/monomers called amino acids. There are 20 different types of amino acids‚ thus make up many different combinations in types‚ numbers of amino acids as well as their orders – an explanantion for why there are so many proteins. Every protein‚ due to various reactions of amino acids to each
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Potter December 5‚ 2012 Lab Section 503 Abstract The over all goal of the Irresistible lab was to verify a buffer’s ability to resist changes in pH with consecutive 1mL additions of either a strong acid (HCl) or base (NaOH). The experiment entailed preparing a combination 10 buffered and non-buffered solutions and then monitoring the pH changes as a strong acid or base was added to the solution. By performing this experiment‚ it was found that with increasing amounts of buffer in the prepared solutions
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Function: Tonicity and pH Justin HeshizerBIOL 1107K (80561) 50 Experiment Number 5 10/02/14 Margaret E. Vorndam‚ M.S. Version 42-0038-00-01 Lab Report Assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent
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Finding the Optimal pH of the Enzyme Peroxidase with the Aid of a Spectrophotometer ABSTRACT The peroxidase enzyme was partially purified‚ and the enzyme activity was calculated with the use of a spectrophotometer‚ demonstrating the effect of pH on peroxidase activity. The objective of this exercise was to determine the ideal pH for peroxidase activity. The data concluded that the optimum pH for peroxidase activity is 5‚ and the “standardized” enzyme volume is 2.8mL
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Effects of hyperventilation on CO2 and pH levels Alidrin Armandico Physiology Lab 142 Egle Ortega Aprill 25‚ 2014 Abstract The aim of this experiment was to analyze how pH and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood change during hyperventilation and how the renal system compensates for this condition. Hyperventilation decreases CO2‚ increases pH‚ and lowers H+ levels which then results to respiratory alkalosis. In the experiment‚ we used the PhysioEx 8.0 software to simulate hyperventilation
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Lab #5: Refraction of Light Theory: Refraction can be defined as the bending of a wave when it enters a medium which causes it to have some reduced speed. In terms of light‚ refraction occurs when the ray passes through some medium which slows its speed; such as water or glass. In this instance the ray tends to bend towards the normal of the medium. The amount of bending or refraction which occurs can be calculated using Snell’s Law (). Objective: To measure the index of refraction of Lucite
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Factors affecting Enzyme Activity: The effect of pH on enzyme activity Background Knowledge: An enzyme is a biological catalyst – which speeds up the reaction rate‚ without itself getting altered. Enzymes are proteins with long polypeptide chains that are folded up into three – dimensional shapes. An enzyme acts on a substrate to convert the substrate into a product useful for the organism.The active site is a special region on the surface of the enzyme where the substrate binds to the enzyme.
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