An Electrically Neutral Atom Has the Same Number of Protons

question 29

True/False

An electrically neutral atom has the same number of protons and neutrons.

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Definitions:

Competitive Inhibition

A form of enzyme inhibition where a substance competes with the substrate for binding to the active site of the enzyme.

Enzymes

Enzymes are biological molecules, typically proteins, that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all chemical reactions within cells without being consumed by those reactions.

Substrate

In biochemistry, the reactant that an enzyme acts upon to catalyze a chemical reaction.

Pepsin

An enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides, facilitating digestion.