2.4 Inorganic Compounds Essential to Human Functioning Flashcards
Inorganic Compound
a substance that does not contain both carbon and hydrogen (ex. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
a substance that does not contain both carbon and hydrogen (ex. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Inorganic Compound
The Three Groups of Inorganic Compounds
water, salts, acids & bases
water, salts, acids & bases
The Three Groups of Inorganic Compounds
Water as a Component of Liquid Mixtures
solutions, colloids, and suspensions are the three types of liquid mixtures, having water as a key component
solutions, colloids, and suspensions are the three types of liquid mixtures, having water as a key component
Water as a Component of Liquid Mixtures
Solution
consists of a solvent that dissolves a substance called a solute
consists of a solvent that dissolves a substance called a solute
Solution
Colloid
liquid mixture in which the solute particles consist of clumps of molecules large enough to scatter light
liquid mixture in which the solute particles consist of clumps of molecules large enough to scatter light
Colloid
suspension
liquid mixture in which a heavier substance is suspended temporarily in a liquid, but over time, settles out
liquid mixture in which a heavier substance is suspended temporarily in a liquid, but over time, settles out
suspension
Water as a Lubricant
lubricates the actions of body joints, helps the lungs expand and recoil with breathing, keep food flowing through the digestive tract, and ensure that the movement of adjacent abdominal organs is friction free
lubricates the actions of body joints, helps the lungs expand and recoil with breathing, keep food flowing through the digestive tract, and ensure that the movement of adjacent abdominal organs is friction free
Water as a Lubricant
Water as a Cushion
protects cells and organs from physical trauma, cushions the brain within the skull, protecting the delicate nerve tissue of the eyes, and cushions a developing fetus in the mother’s womb
protects cells and organs from physical trauma, cushions the brain within the skull, protecting the delicate nerve tissue of the eyes, and cushions a developing fetus in the mother’s womb
Water as a Cushion
Water as a Heat Sink
water absorbs the heat generated by chemical reactions without greatly increasing in temperature
water absorbs the heat generated by chemical reactions without greatly increasing in temperature
Water as a Heat Sink
Dehydration Synthesis
one reactant gives up an atom of hydrogen and another reactant gives up a hydroxyl group (OH) in the synthesis of a new product. In the formation of their covalent bond, a molecule of water is released as a byproduct. This is also sometimes referred to as a condensation reaction.
one reactant gives up an atom of hydrogen and another reactant gives up a hydroxyl group (OH) in the synthesis of a new product. In the formation of their covalent bond, a molecule of water is released as a byproduct. This is also sometimes referred to as a condensation reaction.
Dehydration Synthesis
Hydrolysis
a molecule of water disrupts a compound, breaking its bonds. The water is then split into H and OH. One portion of the severed compound then bonds with the hydrogen atom, and the other portion bonds with the hydroxyl group.
a molecule of water disrupts a compound, breaking its bonds. The water is then split into H and OH. One portion of the severed compound then bonds with the hydrogen atom, and the other portion bonds with the hydroxyl group.
Hydrolysis
Dehydration Synthesis & Hydrolysis Reference
Importance of Salt in the Body
salts dissociate into ions. These ions are electrolytes that conduct an electrical current in solution and is critical to the function of ions in transmitting nerve impulses and prompting muscle contraction.
