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1
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Significand

A

Base value of the number

2
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Exponential

A

Multiplier of the significand in powers of ten, the superscript

3
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How many kg is 125lbs?

A

Divide 125lbs by 2.2kg

Correct answer is 56.82kg

4
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How many pints to a liter?

A

2.113 pints

5
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What is the body temperature of the average human in Celsius?

A

37˚C

6
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What is the boiling point and freezing point of water at sea level?

A

100˚C & 0˚C

7
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What is located at the center of an atom?

A

Protons and Neutrons

8
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What 3 parts make up an item?

A

Proton and Neutron at the center and Electrons orbiting around creating an electron cloud.

9
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When an atom is electrically charged it is known as a?

A

Ion or said to be in an ionic state

10
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Atom has a positive charge

A

Cation

11
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Atom has a negative charge

A

Anion

12
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What charge does Groups IA - VIIIA have?

A
IA: +1
IIA: +2 
IIIA: +3 
IVA: +4 or -4
VA: -3
VIA: -2
VIIA: -1
VIIA: Neutral
13
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Atomic Number

A

Number of protons in the nucleus. Located at the top of individual square in the periodic table

14
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Atomic Mass

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The average mass of each of that element’s isotopes.

15
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Isotopes

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Different kinds of the same atom.

Ex. Carbon 14 and Carbon 12

16
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Chemical Equations

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Ingredients, called reactants, react to produce desired end results or compounds, called products.

Reactants->Products
ReactantsProducts

17
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The Law of Conservation of Mass

A

Mass cannon be created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.

Equation must be balanced

18
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Equilibrium

A

A state in which reactants are forming products at same rate that products are forming reactants

19
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Four ways to increase reaction rate

A

Increase temperature
Increase surface area
Add a catalyst
Increase concentration of reactants

20
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Solution

A

A homogenous mixture of two or more substances

21
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Solute

A

Part or parts that are being dissolved

Ex. Salt in water

22
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Solvent

A

Part that is doing the dissolving

Ex. Water dissolving the salt

23
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Compounds

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Mixtures of different elements to create a single matter

24
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Alloy

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Solid solutions of metals to make a new one

Ex. Copper + tin = Bronze

25
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Amalgams

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A specific type of alloy in which a metal is dissolved in mercury

26
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Emulsions

A

Mixtures of matter that readily separate

Ex. Water and oil

27
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Mole

A

Known as Avogado’s number

6.02 x 10^23 molecules of something

28
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Synthesis Reaction

A

Two elements combine to form a product

Ex.
2K + 2Cl = 2KCl
Potassium Choloride

29
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Decomposition Reaction

A

Opposite of synthesis, breaking down a compound

Ex.
NaCl -> Na + Cl
Sodium Chloride -> Ionic solution of sodium, a cation, and chlorine, an anion

30
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Combustion Reaction

A

Self sustaining, exothermic (creates heat) chemical reaction where oxygen and a fuel compound react

Ex.
See page 225

31
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Single Replacement Reaction

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Consist of a more active metal reacting with an ionic compound containing a less active metal to produce a new compound

Ex. See page 226

32
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Double Replacement Reaction

A

Involves two ionic compounds. The positive ion of one combines with the negative ion of the other

Ex.
See page 226

33
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Chemical Bonding

A

Joining of one atom, element or chemical to another

34
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Ionic Bond

A

Electrostatic attraction between two oppositely charge ions, or a cation and an anion…metal and nonmetal

Taking and giving of an electron completes the outer electron orbits, making both substances very stable

35
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Covalent Bond

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Formed when two atoms share electrons.

Strongest of any type of chemical bond

36
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Non-Polar Covalent Bond

A

Electrons are shared equally

37
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Polar Covalent Bond

A

Electrons are not shared equally forcing the concentration of the bond around one atom more than the other

38
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Intermolecular Forces: Hydrogen Bonds

A

The attraction for a Hydrogen atom by a highly electronegative element, typically involve fluorine (F), oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N)

5% - 10% as strong as covalent bonds,

Strongest of the intermolecular forces

39
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Intermolecular Forces: Dipole-Dipole Interactions

A

The attraction of one dipole on one molecule for the dipole of another molecule.

Created when an electron pair is shared unequally in a covalent bond

40
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Intermolecular Forces: Dispersion Forces

A

Weakest of intermolecular forces

41
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Stoichiometry

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Deals with the quantities and numeric relationships of the participants in a chemical reaction.

Ex.
See page 230

42
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Redox

A

Reduction and Oxidation

43
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Oxidation/Reduction Reactions

A

Transfer of electrons from one element to another

44
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OIL-RIG

A

Oxidation is Loss (of an electron)

Reduction is Gain (of an electron)

45
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Acid turn blue litmus paper

A

Red

46
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Bases turn red litmus paper

A

Blue

47
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pH for Acids

A

0-6

48
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pH of Bases

A

8-14

49
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Neutral pH

A

7

50
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Radioactivity

A

The emission of particles and/or energy from an unstable nucleus

51
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What are the three types of radiation in nuclear chemistry?

A

Alpha, Beta and Gamma

52
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Alpha Radiation

A

Emission of Helium Nuclei

Stopped by a pierce of paper

53
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Beta Radiation

A

Product of the decomposition of a neutron or proton

Stopped by a thin sheet of aluminum foil, lucite or plastic

54
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Gamma Radiation

A

High-energy electromagnetic radiation.

Stopped by lead shielding only

55
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Half-Life

A

The amount of time it takes for half of the unstable isotope to decay

56
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Biochemistry

A

The study of chemical process in living organisms

57
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Carbohydrates

A

Stores and provides energy for the body

58
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Monosaccharides

A

Simplest type of carbohydrate

Ex. Glucose, Fructose, Galactose

59
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Disaccharide

A

Two monosaccharides joined together

Ex. Sucrose, lactose

60
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Oligosaccharides

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Three to Six monosaccharides are joined together

61
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Polysaccharide

A

More than six and up to thousands of monosaccharides joined together

Also known as starch

Ex. Cellulose (found in plants), Glycogen (found in animals)

62
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Glycolysis

A

Chemical pathway in the body that metabolizes Glucose

creates 2 molecules of pyruvate and two adenosine triphosphate

63
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ATP

A

Adenosine Triphosphate

Substance cells use for energy

64
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Krebs Cycle

A

Oxidative Phosphorylation

Further breaks down pyruvate to create more ATP

65
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During vigorous exercise what is created and causes burning or cramping

A

Lactate, an acid produced by anaerobic glycolysis

66
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Gluconeogenesis

A

Liver can make glucose from other noncarbohydrate sources, such as proteins and parts of fats

67
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Proteins

A

Made up of amino acids

68
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How many amino acids are needed to make all the proteins necessary for life?

A

20

69
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Two amino acids using a peptide bond is?

A

Dipeptide

70
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Groups of few than 30 amino acids are called

A

Peptides or Polypeptides

71
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Lipids

A

Fats that encompass large groups of molecule including oils, fats and fatty acids

72
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Phospholipids

A

Essential components of cell membranes
The structure of the phospholipid molecule generally consists of two hydrophobic fatty acid “tails” and a hydrophilic “head” consisting of a phosphate group.

73
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What three groups can natural lipids be classified as

A

Unsaturated, Polyunsaturated and Saturated

74
Q

What type of fat is more desired in a diet?

A

Unsaturated

75
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Nuclei Acids

A

Biologic brain of life, telling the cell what it will do and how to do it.

Ex. DNA & RNA

76
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Double Helix

A

Two strand of sugar-phosphate that twist around each other like the strand of a rope

77
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What are the bases of DNA?

A

Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine

78
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What direction do the two phosphate chains run in DNA?

A

Up and Down: Anti-parallel

79
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What are the bases of RNA?

A

Uracil, Adenine, Cytosine and Guanine

80
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Do Acids accept or donate and what do they accept or donate?

A

Acids are Proton Donors

81
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Do Bases accept or donate and what do they accept or donate?

A

Bases are proton acceptors

82
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Hydronium

A

A water molecule plus a proton of hydrogen