HOMEWORK 1

BIOL/CHEM 5310

due Tuesday, September 3, 2002

1. VVP text, Ch. 1, 1-4. (p. 21)

2. VVP text, Ch. 2, 4, 7, 10. (p. 38)

3. Draw the chemical structures of (a) acetic acid and (b) imidazole and

identify one potential hydrogen bond donor and one acceptor in each.

4. Calculate the pH of 0.1 M Tris (K_a = 8.32 x 10^-9).(See Table 2-5)

5. Calculate the concentration of all ionic and molecular species in a buffer of 0.1 M sodium succinate at pH 7. Which species can be neglected? (See Table 2-5)