Intro Chemistry Flashcards
(39 cards)
What is the molecular formula for water
H2O
What elements make up water?
Oxygen and hydrogen
What is a structural formula?
A physical representation of the molecule in space
What color is carbon when making a model?
Black
What color is nitrogen when making a model
Red
What color is oxygen when making a model?
Blue
What color is hydrogen when making a model?
White
What is the electron bond when making a model?
A plastic white tube
What does the atomic number represent
of protons in an atom
What is the atomic mass?
Sum of the # of protons and # of neutrons
When atoms of the same element have different numbers of neutrons they are called _______, and they affect the mass of an atom
Isotopes
Outermost electrons are called?
Valence electrons
Orbitals closest to the nucleus have the _______energy
Lowest
Orbitals farthest away from the nucleus have the ______ energy
Highest
What is the amino acid?
The basic structural unit of all proteins
What are all names of sugars
The ones that end in -ose
What are all names of proteins
The ones that end in -ine
How do you make lactose?
By joining glucose and galactose together
What are the 7 essential elements that make up 99.9% of life on earth? 6 elements and one more for humans
Chops + calcium
Carbon(C),hydrogen(H),oxygen(O) ,phosphorus(P), sulfur(S) and calcium(CA)
What are the 4 basic forms of matter?
Plasma, solid, liquid, has
What is the fundamental unit of matter?
Atoms
What is important in bonding?
Electrons
What are the three sub atomic particles
Protons, neutrons, electrons
Where are neutrons found?
In the nucleus of an atom