C. Their active site has a specific shape fitting the substrate
D. They are proteins
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
The 'lock-and-key' model explains enzyme specificity: the substrate fits into the active site like a key in a lock. Protein nature is general; specificity arises from 3D structure.
Explanation:
Fermentation of sugars (glucose, fructose) by yeast enzymes produces ethanol and carbon dioxide: C₆H₁₂O₆ → 2C₂H₅OH + 2CO₂. Starch is first hydrolysed to glucose. Proteins and fats are not directly fermented to ethanol.
Explanation:
Oleum, also known as fuming sulfuric acid, is a solution of sulfur trioxide (SO3) in concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4). Its chemical formula is often represented as H2S2O7 (disulfuric acid or pyrosulfuric acid), which is essentially H2SO4 + SO3. It is an intermediate in the Contact process.
Explanation:
J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897 through his experiments with cathode ray tubes. He demonstrated that cathode rays were composed of previously unknown negatively charged particles, which were later named electrons. This discovery proved that atoms were not indivisible and led to his 'plum pudding' model.
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