Chemistry Of Life Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
Q

What is the science that studies elements,their compounds, chemical reactions between elements and compounds, and molecular structure?

A

CHEMISTRY

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2
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Smallest particles of elements that maintain all characteristics of that element, and enter into chemical reactions through electrons?

A

ATOMS

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3
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Protons have what charge?

A

POSITIVE

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4
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What charge do neutrons have?

A

NEUTRAL

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5
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What has a negative charge?

A

ELECTRONS

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6
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What substance who’s atoms all contain the same number of protons and electrons and is electrically neutral?

A

ELEMENT

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7
Q

What is the element found in all living things?

A

CARBON

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8
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What is a combinatin of the atoms of two or more elements?

A

COMPOUND

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9
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What is a diffrent type of atom of the same element where the number of neutrons in the nucleus varies?

A

ISOTOPE

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10
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When one atoms gains electrons while the other loses one is which type of bond?

A

IONIC BOND (SEPERATES IN WATER)

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11
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What bond forms when atoms share electrons?

A

COVELANT BOND( THEY DO NOT SEPARATE IN WATER)

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12
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What is a weak bond that helps hold water together and binds other molecules into three dimensional shapes?

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HYDROGEN BONDS

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