The Chemical Foundation Flashcards

(55 cards)

1
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All matter is composed of______

A

Atoms

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2
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Why are the chemical foundations important for biology?

A

Because chemistry provides is with molecules and bonding

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3
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Atoms are composed of_____,______,and _________.

A

Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

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4
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Positively charged particles are _________

A

protons

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5
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Neutrally charged particles are _________

A

Neutrons

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6
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Negatively charged particles________

A

Electrons

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7
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Atoms of the same element that have different atomic mass numbers due to different numbers of Neutrons are called_________

A

Isotopes

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8
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Atoms that are either negatively or positively charged are called ______

A

Neutral atoms

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9
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_______Gain or loss of an electron

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Ions

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10
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Positively charged ions

A

Cations

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11
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Negatively charged ions

A

Anions

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12
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_______processes potential energy

A

electrons

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13
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Electrons far from the nucleus have _____or____ energy

A

More,Less

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14
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______=the loss of an electron; therefore, becomes ionized and less negative

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Oxidation

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15
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________= the gaining of an electron; therefore becomes more negative

A

Reduction

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16
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____ electrons=electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom

A

Valence

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17
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___,____, and ___ all are pared; therefore, balanced

A

He, Ne,Ar

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18
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the paring of the unpared electron creates______

A

bonds

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19
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_____ tend to establish completely full outer energy levels

A

Atoms

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20
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There are____naturally occurring elements. Only____ elements are found in living organisms.

A

90,12

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21
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(Organic coumpounds) 4 elements make up 96.3% of living organisms. Their names are _____,__________,___________,and__________

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Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen

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22
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Cells contain mostly______

A

Water

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23
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why isn’t H20 considered an organic molecule?

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It doesn’t contain carbon

24
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________ groups of atoms held together in stable associations

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________ molecules containing more then one type of elements
Compound
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Atoms are held together by________
Chemical bonds
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________ are formed by the attraction of oppositely charged ions(kind of weak)greedy
Ionic Bonds
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_____=shared electrons
Covalent
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covalent bond strength=________ | single bond
strongest bonds
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_____________ determines how bonding occurs
Electronegativity
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______ covalent bonds are equal distributions or equally shared
non-polar
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_____covalent bonds=uneven sharing
polar
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Chemical reaction involves_____
Interactions betweenn atoms
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Whether a chemical reaction occurs is influenced by______
Reactants
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all living organisms are dependent on_____
Water
36
the structure of water
H2O
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The most important property of water is the ability to form__________
Hydrogen Bonds(the weakest of bonds)
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Partial electrical charges develop: ________ is partially negative ________is partially positive
Oxygen, Hydrogen
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Hydrogen bonds can form between_____________
adjacent molecules
40
Organic molecules:
Carbon,Hydrogen,Oxygen
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water can be _____ and ______
Cohesive and adhesive
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______Sticking together of water molecules
cohesion
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_____ It sticks one substance to another
adhesion
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water going up a tree to distribute the water is called________
Capillary attraction
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Water is a ______molecule
Polar
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Hydrophilic =
water-loving(polar)
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hydrophobic=
waterhating (non-polar)
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Ph refers to the concentration of ______ in a solution
H+ ion
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Greater H+ concentration _______(acidic)
Lower PH
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Lower H+ concentration_______(more basic or alkaline production)
Higher PH
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Proton doner->________: are substances with lots of hydrogen ions donates hydrogen ions to the solution
Acid
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Proton accepters->________: are substances or liquids with few hydrogen ions accept hydrogen ions.
Base
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Most biological buffers consist of a pair of molecules, one an_____ and one an_____.
Acid and base
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EG. ________-Bicarbonate buffer
carbon dioxide
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________ regulates PH
buffers