Enzymes are naturally occurring biological catalysts that are extremely efficient and specific. Enzymes accelerate the rate of a reaction by factors of at least a million as compared to the same reaction without the enzyme. Most biological reaction rates are not perceivable in the absence of the enzyme. The term enzyme was first used by a German pshysiologist Wilhelm Kühne in 1897. There are over 700 different kinds of enzymes that have been identified. Enzymes can be classified into several categories
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results that have been gathered‚ it tells a variety of different things. Each temperature attempt was done three times to be accurate. First of all‚ the hypothesis (the higher the temperature the faster the reaction will occur) has been proven correct and it proves the theory right. From the results‚ we can see this‚ as the iced water (10 degrees) had the slowest rate of reaction at 1.10 minutes. Then the room temperature water (19 degrees) was tested and had a slightly better rate of reaction at 1
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1 Lab Report Title: Measuring pH Levels Instructions: Enter the Virtual Lab‚ and conduct the experiments provided before going out into the virtual field for additional research. Please type your answers on this form. When your lab report is complete‚ submit it to the Submitted Assignments area of the Virtual Classroom. Part I: Answer the following questions while in the Phase 1 lab environment. Section 1: You will be testing 4 known solutions for pH levels using a standard wide-range
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As it can be seen in the graph‚ the higher the temperature the shorter the time is for the Sulphur to be created. If it is looked as one continuous line‚ the first part of the trend line shows a steep‚ straight and constant decrease; then the 2nd part is not as steep and has a more gradual decline. Moreover‚ it shows how a reaction at 20°C a slower time for the cross to disappear compared to 40°C and especially 60°C. Both graphs show how temperature has a great effect on the speed of sulfur formation
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Abstract Enzymes are proteins that lower the activation energy needed for chemical reactions. The two main environmental factors that can affect the enzyme’s activity are temperature and pH‚ and each enzyme works best at a particular temperature and pH. The purpose of this enzyme kinetic experiment was to observe the effect of temperature and pH on the reaction of barley alpha-amylase enzyme with starch substrate and establish the optimum temperature and pH for this reaction. The optimum temperature
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If the temperature is increased‚ the molecules will gain kinetic energy allowing them to move a lot more frequently. Enzymes begin a reaction when they randomly collide with the substrate molecule‚ this is where the enzyme will react upon. The speed and frequency of these collisions is dependent on the temperature‚ so an increase in temperature will effectively increase the rate of reaction and allow more products to be made. Consequently‚ an increase in the temperature will make the vibrational
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rate. The hypothesis also proposed that as temperature increases the speed of the reaction would decrease‚ this is evidenced in graph 7 which shows a negative decrease in time as the temperature of the solution increases. This decrease can be modelled by the exponential formula T=12.9e-0.0249t. The raw data collected suggests that directly increasing the concentration of potassium iodate decreases
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I this project‚ my group which consists of Jack‚ Justin‚ Mahi‚ and me. We were given the assignment to pick an experiment‚ change the independent variable‚ come up with a hypothesis‚ test our experiment with the new independent variable‚ and confirm or reject our hypothesis. We picked experiment 2. In this experiment‚ water was combined with baking soda. Then the temperature was taken‚ and finally calcium chloride was added‚ which formed a chemical reaction. Our lab question was how does the amount
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Research Question: To investigate how varying the pH of bromothymol blue affects the absorbance value of the solution which determines the equilibrium constant (pKa) of the indicator. Variables: Variables Variables Measured Method of measurement Independent pH of the six buffer solution A pH probe attached to a data-logger will be used to measure pH Dependent Absorption of the buffer solutions at wavelength 435.0nm and 617.0 nm A spectrophotometer (±0.001) will be used to measure absorbance
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A critical point happens when a substance has a high enough temperature and pressure that both liquid and gas can exist at the same time. This state is called a critical point. Now‚ when a state of matter changes from one state to another is called a phase shift. Phase shifts are extremely important and most commonly observe phase shifts daily. For an example‚ when water freezes into ice‚ or the water in the shower turns to steam. To begin to start describing how a phase shift works we must understand
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