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Chemistry Of Life Flashcards

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The chemical substance that consists entirely of on type of atom

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Element

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A substance formed by the chemical combination of 2 or more elements

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Compound

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3
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A negatively charged particle

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Electron

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4
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Is the smallest unit of most compounds

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Molecule

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5
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Protons and neutrons bound together to form the

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Nucleus

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6
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Positive and negative charged atoms

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Ion

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7
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Atoms that have the same element but differ in # of electrons

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Isotope

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8
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Is formed when 2 or more elections are transferred from one to another

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Iconic bond

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9
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Forms when electrons are shared between atoms

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Covalent bond

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10
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Scientists call such intermolecular forces of attraction

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Van fee waals forces

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11
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Attraction between molecules of the same substance

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Cohesion

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12
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Attraction between molecules of a different substance

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Adhesion

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13
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The substance that is dissolved

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Solute

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14
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When all components are easily distributed

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Solution

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15
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A material composed of 2 or more elements

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Mixture

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16
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The substance that he solute dissolves

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Solvent

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17
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Non-dissolved material

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Suspension

18
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Any compound that a h+ bond

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Acid

19
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A compound that produces hydroxide ions

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Base

20
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To indicate the concentration of h+ ions in the solution buffer

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PH scale

21
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The smaller units that join together

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Monomer

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Mourners that join together to form

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Polymer

23
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Compounds that are made up of carbon hydrogen oxygen

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Carbohydrate

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Single sugars

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Monosaccharide

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Many sugars

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Polysaccharide

26
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Mostly made up of hydrogen atoms

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Lipid

27
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Ate macromolecules containing hydrogen oxygen nitrogen carbon and phosphorus

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Nucleic acid

28
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Consists of 3 parts carbon sugar a phosphate group and a nitrous base

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Nucleotide

29
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Contains sugar ribose

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RNA

30
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Contains sugar deoxyribose

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DNA

31
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Are polymers of molecules called

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Amnio acids

32
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A process that changes if transforms one set of chemicals to another

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Chemical reaction

33
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The basic unit of matter

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Atom

34
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Compounds that enter a chemical reaction quickly

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Reactant

35
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Compounds that enter into a chemical reaction

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Product

36
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The energy needed for a reaction to get started

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Activation energy

37
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A substance the speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction

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Catalyst

38
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Are proteins that act as biological catalysts

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Enzyme

39
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The reactants of enzyme catalysts

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Substrate

40
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Are weak acids or bases that can react with strong acids

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Buffer

41
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Are macromolecules that contain carbon nitrogen hydrogen oxygen

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Protein

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