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This is because the absorption of sodium is an energy-dependent process. Without an adequate oxygen supply, the cell will not have sufficient ATP available to absorb the sodium.

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Is sodium and oxygen a metal or non-metal?

Do you breathe metal? Oxygen is a gas, not metal.


How an anaerobic atmosphere can be created in a jar?

To create an anaerobic atmosphere in a jar, you can displace the oxygen by adding a gas such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide. You can also use chemical agents like sodium borohydride or sodium dithionite to remove oxygen from the jar. Ensure airtight sealing to prevent any oxygen from entering the jar.


Why can oxygen easily cross the plasma membrane but sodium ions are unable to cross the plasma membrane?

Oxygen is a small, nonpolar molecule that can cross the plasma membrane via simple diffusion. Sodium ions, on the other hand, are charged and larger molecules that cannot easily pass through the hydrophobic interior of the plasma membrane. Sodium must rely on specific transport proteins like ion channels or pumps to cross the membrane.


What are the ingredients in Brewer's anaerobic agar that remove O2 form the medium?

Oxygen reacts with the molecule sodium thioglycollate. If this is in a broth, the broth will end up having a gradient of available oxygen in it, with lower and lower levels of oxygen the farther down you go to the bottom. As for the brewer's agar, the sodium thioglycollate isn't enough to reduce oxygen levels to a low enough percentage to allow species like Closteridium sporogenes (for example) to grow. These plates must be kept in an airtight chamber with all oxygen somehow removed from it (most commonly a gas pack system that captures oxygen from the air). Hope this helps.


What structure does oxygen diffuses through but a sodium ion may need active transport?

Oxygen can diffuse through the cell membrane, which is selectively permeable to small non-polar molecules. On the other hand, sodium ions are charged and larger, so they typically require active transport mechanisms such as protein pumps to move across the cell membrane.

Related Questions

What form of food intake is needed to get chloride into a humans system without sodium How do we absorb chloride into our system without sodium?

A table salt substitute such as potassium chloride may be effective.


What is the role in salt of drying preservation?

Sodium chloride absorb water and microorganisms die without water.


What is a word equation for a reaction for sodium with oxygen?

The word equation for the reaction of sodium with oxygen is: sodium + oxygen → sodium oxide.


What is the word equation for sodium and oxygen?

sodium oxide (maybe) because when an element react with oxygen an oxide is formed


Does sodium nitrate burn in an oxygen free atmosphere?

No, sodium nitrate does not burn in an oxygen-free atmosphere because combustion requires oxygen to support the chemical reaction that produces heat and light. Without oxygen, there is no source for the combustion reaction to occur.


How many atoms of oxygen are in salt?

The chemical formula of table salt (sodium chloride) is NaCl; the ratio is 1.


Can salt absorb oil?

Sodium chloride is hygroscopic, absorb water.


What is the word equation for the reaction that happens between sodium and oxygen?

The word equation for the reaction between sodium and oxygen is: sodium + oxygen -> sodium oxide.


What is the formula for a compound between sodium and oxygen?

The formula for the compound between sodium and oxygen is Na2O. This compound is known as sodium oxide and is formed when sodium reacts with oxygen.


When sodium reacts with oxygen what is formed?

When sodium reacts with oxygen, it forms sodium oxide (Na2O).


What is the reaction between sodium hydroxide and moisture in air?

Sodium hydroxide reacts with moisture in the air to form sodium hydroxide solution (a strong base) and heat. This is because sodium hydroxide is hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water from the surrounding environment. The reaction is exothermic, releasing energy in the form of heat.


What are the elements found in sodium chlorate?

The elements found in sodium chlorate are sodium, chlorine, and oxygen.