Chemical basis of life Flashcards
ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIES SPACE AND HAS MASS
MATTER
THE AMOUNT OF QUANTITY OF A MATTER IN AN OBJECT
MASS
FORCE OF ATTRACTION BETWEEN OBJECT AND EARTH
WEIGHT
ATTRACTION BETWEEN OBJECT AND EARTH
GRAVITY
ACTTRACTION OF MOLECULES IN THE SAME KIND
COHESION
ATTRACTION OF MOLECULSE IN DIFFERENT KINDS
ADHESION
SMALLEST COMPLETE UNIT OF ELEMENT
ATOM
chemical substances that cannot be
decomposed or broken down into simpler units by any
chemical reaction
ELEMENT
no. of protons written as superscript
before the chemical symbol
ATOMIC NUMBER
no. of protons and neutrons in a given atom
written as superscript after the chemical symbol
ATOMIC MASS
composed of atoms of 2 or more elements
chemically united in fixed proportions
COMPOUND
the smallest complete unit of compound
MOLECULES
the attractive interaction of electrons
of 2 atoms or group of atoms
CHEMICAL BONDING
Form when an ionic compound is mixed with
water to form a solution.
ACIDS AND BASES
RELEASES H+
ACID