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#Question id: 9192


The oak tree pathogen Phytophthora ramorum has migrated 650 km in ten years. West Nile virus spread from New York State to 46 others states in five years. The difference in the rate of spread is probably related to

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
  1. how lethal each pathogen is.
  2. the mobility of their hosts.
  3. the fact that viruses are very small.
  4. innate resistance.
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#Question id: 383

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Three buffers are made by combining a 1 M solution of acetic acid with a 1 M solution of sodium acetate in the ratios shown below

1 M acetic acid              

1 M sodium acetate  

Buffer 1: 10 mL

 90 mL

Buffer 2: 50 mL

50 mL

Buffer 3: 90 mL

10 mL

 Which of these statements is true of the resulting buffers?

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#Question id: 384

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A solution was prepared by dissolving 0.02 moles of acetic acid (HOAc; pKa = 4.8) in water to give 1 liter of solution. What is the pH? To this solution was then added 0.008 moles of concentrated sodium hydroxide (NaOH). What is the new pH? (In this problem, you may ignore changes in volume due to the addition of NaOH).

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#Question id: 386

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following properties of water does not contribute to the fitness of the aqueous environment for living organisms?

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#Question id: 387

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

For a weak acid with a pKa of 6.0, What would be the ratio of acid to salt at pH 5.

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#Question id: 389

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A weak acid HA has a pKa of 5.0.  If 1.0 mol of this acid and 0.1 mol of NaOH were dissolved in one liter of water, what would the final pH be?

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#Question id: 390

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

What are the properties arising due to varying concentrations of solute in a given solvent, irrespective of the nature of solute with respect to the solvent?