Question 78

(Multiple Choice)

  -A group of molecular biologists is trying to synthesize a new artificial compound to mimic the effects of a known hormone that influences sexual behaviour.They have turned to you for advice.Which of the following compounds is most likely to mimic the effects of the hormone? A)a compound with the same number of carbon atoms as the hormone B)a compound with the same molecular mass (measured in daltons)as the hormone C)a compound with the same three-dimensional shape as part of the hormone D)a compound with the same number of orbital electrons as the hormone E)a compound with the same number of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms as the hormone
-A group of molecular biologists is trying to synthesize a new artificial compound to mimic the effects of a known hormone that influences sexual behaviour.They have turned to you for advice.Which of the following compounds is most likely to mimic the effects of the hormone?


A)a compound with the same number of carbon atoms as the hormone
B)a compound with the same molecular mass (measured in daltons)as the hormone
C)a compound with the same three-dimensional shape as part of the hormone
D)a compound with the same number of orbital electrons as the hormone
E)a compound with the same number of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms as the hormone

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