what specifically makes thymine a base.

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705160853
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what specifically makes thymine a base.

Postby 705160853 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:00 pm

Can someone explain 41e in the churro worksheet
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Daniel Bowen 3I
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Re: what specifically makes thymine a base.

Postby Daniel Bowen 3I » Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:05 pm

The lone pairs that would accompany certain atoms in thymine can be donated to a transition metal or a charged particle, making thymine a base. A lewis base is described as an electron pair donor
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Re: what specifically makes thymine a base.

Postby MichelleRamirez_2F » Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:20 pm

Following the answer above, the nitrogen would make the thymine the base because it has a lone pair electrons.
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