- Tardigrade
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- Chemistry
- The average energy of each hydrogen bond in A—T pair is x kcal mol-1 and that in G— C pair is y kcal mol-1. Assuming that no other interaction exists between the nucleotides, the approxim ate energy required in kcal mol-1 to split the following double stranded DNA into two single strands is <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/f0b15d658c36fd62b8a7f7898be8d675-.png /> [Each dashed line may represent more than one hydrogen bond between the base pairs]
Q.
The average energy of each hydrogen bond in pair is kcal mol and that in pair is kcal mol. Assuming that no other interaction exists between the nucleotides, the approxim ate energy required in kcal mol to split the following double stranded DNA into two single strands is
[Each dashed line may represent more than one hydrogen bond between the base pairs]
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