Suppose the instructor wanted to generate a CLUSTER sample f…

Suppose the instructor wanted to generate a CLUSTER sample from their class.  Write a brief explanation of how the instructor could modify their previous sample to create a CLUSTER sample.   Explain CLEARLY how this sample is different from the previous sample. 

Below are pKa values for common amino acids.  Below are som…

Below are pKa values for common amino acids.  Below are some postulated ionic species for a dipeptide. Blank #1: Use 3-letter abbreviations to name this dipeptide.  Blank #2: Which are the ionic species that are possible for this dipeptide at any given pH? List them by the letters identifying each ionic species (for example: A, B, C) Blank #3: Identify the zwitterion by the corresponding letter (for example: A) Blank #4: In which pH range does >90% of the -1 ion exist? (for example: 1.1 to 3.1) Blank #5: What is the isoelectric point of this dipeptide?

When individual droplets of oil in water coalesce into a sin…

When individual droplets of oil in water coalesce into a single large drop: Blank #1: How does the entropy of the oil change? (increase/decrease) Blank #2: How does the entropy of the water change? (increase/decrease) Blank #3: Use the answers in blanks 1 and 2 to explain why the oil droplets coalesce into a single large drop. 

An octapeptide was completely hydrolyzed to yield the follow…

An octapeptide was completely hydrolyzed to yield the following set of eight amino acids (listed in alphabetical order; this is not the sequence): 2 Ala, 2 Lys, Met, Val, 2 Tyr (AAKKMVYY). Unfortunately, your lab is poor and you cannot afford an amino acid sequencer. However, you are capable of doing “old-school” chemistry and you obtain the following information: 1) Treatment of the octapeptide with cyanogen bromide did not cleave the octapeptide. 2) The octapeptide was treated with Sanger’s reagent and then completely hydrolyzed. One of the residues isolated was DNP-Val. 3) Treatment of the octapeptide with chymotrypsin yielded tyrosine, a tripeptide, and a tetrapeptide. The three fragments were separated via chromatography and the tripeptide was then treated with Sanger’s reagent and hydrolyzed. One of the three residues isolated from the hydrolyzed tripeptide was DNP-Val. 4) Treatment of the octapeptide with trypsin yielded lysine, a dipeptide, and a pentapeptide. The three fragments were separated via chromatography and the pentapeptide was then treated with Sanger’s reagent and hydrolyzed. One of the five residues isolated from the hydrolyzed pentapeptide hydrolysis was DNP-Val. What is the sequence of the original octapeptide?  

A 500 MW coal-fired power plant is burning coal with a heati…

A 500 MW coal-fired power plant is burning coal with a heating value of 12,000 BTU/lb. The coal contains 2.0% sulfur. The plant has a thermal efficiency of 38% and uses an air/fuel ratio of 14:1 (mass basis). If the coal firing rate is 374,123 lb/hr, calculate (a) the flue gas flow rate (in scfm, measured at 60 F).