Enzymes are the macromolecules that are responsible for catalyzing biochemical reactions in the cell and thus they are known as the biological catalysts. They have high specificity and selectivity.

In an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, the substrate molecules bind to the active sites present on the surface of the enzyme, resulting in the formation of a enzyme-substrate complex, which is stabilized by weak non-covalent interactions such as Van der Waals forces, hydrophobic interactions, electrostatic forces and hydrogen bonding.

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3 years ago

How do you balance this: Br2 + H2O + SO2 = HBr + H2SO4

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Answer:

Br2+ 2H2O + SO2= 2HBr + H2SO4

Let's Compare the left side of the equation to the right side of the equation.

Left: Br= 2, H= 2, S= 1, O = 1+2

Right: Br=1, H= 1+2, S=1, O= 4

We can see that only S is balanced and not the other 3 elements.

I'll try to make each element balance.

For Br; I'll multiply by 2 on the left to make it equal to the right.

For H; Since the 2 for Br on the right affected also H, that H ( for HBr) Already has a 2, but then it adds with the other H2( for H2SO4) to give a total of 4 H on the right side. But then there's only 2 H on the left. so we multiply that 2 by a 2 ( which is written infront of the H2O to give a total of 4 H on the left side.

For O; Because of the 2 infront of the H2O, it affects the O in H2O..so now we have 2 O plus the 2 O ( in SO2) to give a total of 4 O which is equal to the right side.

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2 years ago