2.3 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Polymers
When monomers join together to create polymers
Monomers
Small units if molecules
Carbohydrates
Compounds made up of carbon hydrogen and oxygen
Monosaccharides
Single sugar molecules
Polysaccharides
When mono. Form together
Lipids
Made of carbon and hydrogen, fats
Nuclei acids
Macromolecules containing hydrogen oxygen carbon nitrogen and phosphorus
Nucleotides
A 5 carbon sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base
Ribonucleic acids (RNA)
Contains sugar ribose
Deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA)
Contains sugar deoxyribose
Cohesion
Attraction between molecules of the same substance
Adhesion
Attraction between seperate substances
Mixture
Material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together but not chemically combined
Solution
Ions gradually become dispersed in the water
Solute
Substance that is dissolved
Solvent
Substance in which the solute dissolves
Suspensions
Mixtures of water and no dissolved material
Ph scale
Concentration of h+ ions in solution
1-6 acid 7 neutral 8-14 base
Acid
Any compound that forms H+ ions
Base
Compound that produces hydroxide ions
Buffers
Weak acids for bases that react with strong acids or bases
Why are water molecules polar
Uneven distribution between oxygen and hydrogen atoms
What kind of ions do acids contain
H+
What kind of ions do bases contain
H-