Reactants Are Converted to Products by

question 56

Multiple Choice

Reactants are converted to products by

• A)enzymes releasing energy.
• B)breaking and forming bonds.
• C)enzymes binding to reactants.
• D)reactants releasing energy.

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Definitions:

Compounds

Substances formed from the chemical combination of two or more elements in a fixed ratio, characterized by specific properties.

Characteristic Stretch

Refers to a specific vibration in a molecule observed in IR spectroscopy, corresponding to the bond or functional group unique to that molecule.

Characteristic Stretch

Specific vibrational movements in molecules observed in infrared spectroscopy that help identify functional groups.

Mass Spectrometer

An analytical instrument used to identify substances within a sample by sorting gaseous ions based on their mass-to-charge ratios.