Question

One of these substances called TE additionally chelates magnesium ions, making it ideal for (15[1])storing (15[2])DNA. (15[1])Britton and Robinson name a “universal” one of these substances. (15[1]-5[1])Citrate and phosphate are found in one (15[1])of these (15[2])substances named for (15[1])McIlvaine, which is mixed with glycerol to create mounting medium. CAPS, MOPS, and HEPES are three in a series of twenty of these agents used in biology named (15[1])for Norman (10[1])(*) Good, most of (10[1])which (10[1])are zwitterionic compounds. The bicarbonate system in blood acts as one of (10[1])these (10[3])agents. The capacity of these agents is highest when their pH (10[1])equals their pKa, which is a consequence of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. For 10 points, name these solutions that usually consist of an acid and its conjugate base to keep pH (10[1])constant. ■END■

ANSWER: buffers [prompt on solutions before mention]
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Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%33%17%75.33
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%100%0%28.00
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024N4100%0%25%91.50
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%33%0%59.33
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%67%0%48.67

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