*Unit 2 Part 1: Bonds and pH Flashcards

Biochemistry (40 cards)

1
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_____ is made of matter.

A

Everything

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2
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Chemical changes in _____ are essential to all life processes.

A

Matter

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3
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The three states of matter are…

A

liquids, gases, solids.

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4
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Elements are pure substances that cannot be _____.

A

broken down

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5
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_____ percent of the mass of life is made of six elements.

A

96

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6
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List the 6 elements that make up 96% of the mass of life.

A

Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur

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7
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What is the mnemonic device that can be used to remember the 6 elements that make up the mass of life.

A

CHONPS

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8
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What does CHONPS stand for?

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Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur

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9
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An _____ is the simplest particle of an element.

A

atom

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10
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An atom is too small to see, so scientists use _____.

A

models

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11
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Nucleus of an atom

A

Central core that contains protons and neutrons

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12
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Protons

A

Positively charged

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13
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Neutrons

A

No electic charge

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14
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Electrons

A

Negatively charged

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15
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Molecule

A

Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

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16
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Bonds contain _____ energy that can be release or absorbed in chemical reactions.

A

chemical

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17
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There are _____ types of bonds.

18
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List the types of bonds.

A

Covalent, Ionic, Hydrogen

19
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Covalent bonds form when…

A

2 atoms share electrons.

20
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Covalent bond are very _____ and very _____ bonds.

A

stable; strong

21
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Ion

A

Charged atom that has lost or gained an electron

22
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Cation

A

Ion that has lost electrons and has a positive charge

23
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Anion

A

Ion that has gained electrons and has a negative charge

24
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Ionic bonds form when…

A

oppositely charged ions are attracted to each other.

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Hydrogen Bonds
Attraction of weak charges between hydrogen and oxygen atoms
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pH measures...
the amount of H+ and OH- in a solution.
27
The ph scale ranges from _____ to _____.
0; 14
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The pH of pure water is _____.
7
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A solution with a pH below 7 is _____.
acidic
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A solution with a pH above 7 is _____.
basic
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H+ means a solution has a pH that is _____.
acidic
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OH- means a solution has a pH that is _____.
basic
33
Organisms can tolerate only small changes or proteins will begin to _____, so they maintain constant pH.
denature
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Buffers
Solutions that resist changes in pH
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Acids turn litmus paper _____, have a _____ taste, and have a pH _____ than 7.
red; sour; less
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Bases turn litmus paper _____, have a _____ taste, and have a pH _____ than 7.
blue; bitter; greater
37
Is the following statement true or false? Acids feel slippery.
False
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Is the following statement true or false? Acids corrode metals.
True
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Is the following statement true or false? Bases feel slippery.
True
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Is the following statement true or false? Bases corrode metal.
False