Assume the energy of hydrogen bonds per base pair to be 5.86 kJ-mol-1. Given two complementary strands of DNA containing 145 base pairs each, calculate the ratio of two separate strands to hydrogen-bonded double helix in solution at 319 K. ratio = 0

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Assume the energy of hydrogen bonds per base pair to be 5.86 kJ·mol-1. Given two complementary strands of DNA containing 145 base pairs each, calculate the ratio of two separate strands to hydrogen-bonded double helix in
solution at 319 K.
ratio = 0
Transcribed Image Text:Assume the energy of hydrogen bonds per base pair to be 5.86 kJ·mol-1. Given two complementary strands of DNA containing 145 base pairs each, calculate the ratio of two separate strands to hydrogen-bonded double helix in solution at 319 K. ratio = 0
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