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Q: What is the general term for an ion such as phosphate which is a molecule that has an overall electric charge?
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What is the general term for an ion such as phosphate which is molecule that has an overall electric charge?

Polyatomic ion


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In chemistry, particles with an overall electric charge are called ions.


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Neutral.


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The physical structure is called a double-helix.


How ATP transfer its energy?

Nearly always, the phosphate is directly transferred to another molecule. Then, a chemical reaction that consumes energy is carried out in such a way that it is coupled to the release of the phosphate, so that the overall reaction releases energy and can proceed spontaneously (with catalytic help from enzymes, of course). For example, assembling a polymer often begins by phosphorylating the monomers, using ATP. Then, an enzyme positions everything so that a hydroxyl on one monomer can attack the other monomer and displace the phosphate. The phosphate is such a great leaving group that the attack becomes very favorable.


What is the tail of a phospholipid made of?

Phosphoplipids are very similar to triglycerides in that both molecules are triesters of glycerol. However one of the fatty carboxylate groups is replace with a phosphate group. Because the nature of the phosphate group is zwiterionic meaning it contains both a positive and negative charge throughough the molecule to yield a net charge of 0 overall (there is a negative charge on phosphate group and a positive charge on an amine salt further down the fatty chain. It is this zwitterionic sextion of the molecule that gives rise to the molecule's "polar head". The two fatty esters comprise the two tails.


What has a slightly negative end although the overall molecule is neutral?

A polar molecule. or perhaps a polar covalent bond.


What atom gives DNA its charge?

The sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA gives it an overall negative charge.


What is left after and ATP molecule loses a phosphate group?

2 phosphate groups resulting in the making ADP (2 adenines,5 ribose carbed sugars, and 2 phosphate groups)


How does the shape of a molecule affect it's polarity?

The shape of a molecule affects its polarity by determining the spatial arrangement of its polar bonds. If a molecule is symmetrical, with polar bonds arranged symmetrically, it will likely be nonpolar overall. However, if the molecule is asymmetrical, with polar bonds arranged asymmetrically, it will likely be polar overall. The polarity arises due to the unevenly distributed electron density caused by the electronegativity difference between the bonded atoms.