Answer to Question 1(a) A boiling chip must be used to prevent bumping of the solution. Product can be lost if the
solution bumps and splashes out of the flask.
(b) Boiling chips cannot be re-used because the pores fill with iwuid and lose their ability to
release bubbles.
(c) Used boiling chips are contaminated with chemicals and thus must be disposed of accord
ing to safe environmental practices. Also, the chips can clog the drains.
Answer to Question 2Three ways to prevent a runaway reaction are: (1) cool the reaciton vessel; (2) add the reactants
slowly, and (3) stir the reaction mixture so that the heat is dissipated more efficiently. Using a
larger than normal reaciton vessel also helps. The large vessel can contain more of a vigorously
boiling solution.
In reaction 1, the formation of glucose 6-phosphate from glucose and inorganic phosphate
Reaction coordinate diagram
pupil light reaction
Enthalpic stabilization of the transition state in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
Reaction velocity as a function of substrate concentration
What is the value of the equilibrium constant, K, at 25°C for the reaction?