References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermolecular_force and linked pages conversations with GPT-4 A molecule is a set of atoms…
We can view cellular respiration (and combustion more generally) from a high level as the transfer of electrons from carbon to oxygen atoms…
mnemonic: OIL RIG = 'oxidation is losing (electrons), reduction is gaining (electrons)' in contrast to [ acid-base chemistry ], which is…
Structure: NH2 - C - COOH (amine - C - acid/carboxyl), usually with a side chain hanging from the central (alpha) carbon. Roughly speaking…