STH 312 C A

PHYSICAL BIOCHEMISTRY I

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

40MINUTES

1- The colloids that are highly stable and resistant to coagulation are
(a) Lyophilic (b) lyophobic (c) non electrolyte (d) electrolyte
2- All the followings are colligative properties except
(a) Boiling point elevation (b) osmotic pressure (c) osmoregulation (d) freezing point
depression
3- A solution of low water concentration and high solute is called
(a) hypotonic (b) isotonic (c) osmosis (d) hypertonic
4- The two types of dialysis are
(a) Diffusion and electrodialysis (b) Donnan effect and diffusion (c) diffusion and osmosis (d)
AEM and CEM
5- The reaction of water to breakdown complex molecules into simpler ones is called
(a) Redox reaction (b) hydrolysis (c) cellular respiration (d) Amphotericity
6- All inorganic acids are
(a) Weak acid (b) salt (c) strong acid (d) organic acid
7- The bond between water molecules is called
(a) Covalent (b) hydrogen (c) electrostatic (d) Ionic
8- Substances that interact and dissolves in water are
(a) Hydrophilic (b) Hydrophobic (c) Non polar (d) a polar
9- The tendency of water molecules to attract each other is ………………….
10- Water is considered universal with universal property hence called ………………
11- ……………………….is a substance containing a chemical elements of only hydrogen and oxygen in
the ratio 2:1
12- ……………is a heterogeneous mixture while…………….is a homogenous mixture
13- …………and …………………are the two components of a solution
14- ………………………..is a solution that dissociate or ionize in solution
15- ………………………………is a phenomenon in which beam of light incident on colloids are scattered
16- Water inform of ice has the highest specific heat capacity T/F
17- Small insects can walk on the surface of water because their surface tension is not enough to
penetrate T/F
18- Salting out increases both the ionic strength and solubility of a solution T/F
19- Water in blood serves as a vehicle to transport solute T/F
20- Water is called universal solvent T/F

ESSAY

1a) Define surface tension (b) Differentiate between acid and base

2) Calculate the surface tension of a given liquid whose dragging force and length are 7N and 2M
respectively