All Flash Cards

Question 0

What is in the space surrounding the Nucleus of the atom?

Answer 0

Rings of electrons

Question 1

What is a Nucleus of an Atom made of?

Answer 1

One or more proton

One or more neutron

Question 2

What holds atoms together?

Answer 2

Electrostatic charges

Question 3

What causes the interactions between atoms?

Answer 3

of valence electrons

Question 4

What are 2 atoms bonded together called?

Answer 4

A molecule

Question 5

What is a covalent bond?

Answer 5

The strongest chemical bond where atoms share one or more electron.

Question 6

What element is life based off of?

Answer 6

Carbon

Question 7

What is electronegativity?

Answer 7

Attraction of an atom for the electrons of a covalent bond.

Question 8

When does electronegativity happen?

Answer 8

When electrons aren’t evenly shared.

Question 9

When does a non polar bond occur?

Answer 9

When electrons are evenly shared.

Question 10

When is a Ionic bond created?

Answer 10

When partners in the bonds have unequal attractions for valence electrons.

Question 11

When is an atom called an ion?

Answer 11

When it gains or loses an electron.

Question 12

True or false: Ions don’t posses a full charge

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Are Ionic bonds weaker then covalent bonds?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What are ionic bonds characteristics of?

Answer 14

Inorganic Compounds

Question 15

What is a Van der Waals bond?

Answer 15

Weak interactions between non-polar molecules

Question 16

What is a hydrophobic interaction?

Answer 16

Non polar molecules are water fearing.

Question 17

What is a hydrogen bond?

Answer 17

Weak bond between polar molecules that are a major role in determining the shape of proteins and nucleic acids.

Question 18

Is water polar or non polar

Answer 18

Polar

Question 19

What are the special properties of water?

Answer 19

• Polar nature and ability to form hydrogen bonds
• Polar molecules that dissolve in H2O are hydrophilic
• Non polar molecules that don’t dissolve in water are hydrophobic
• Held together by hydrogen bonds
• Moderates Earths Temp.
• Solid H20= less dense then liquid

Question 20

What can H2O ionize?

Answer 20

H+ and OH-

Question 21

What does a base accept?

Answer 21

OH-

Question 22

What do Acids release?

Answer 22

H+

Question 23

What is a monomer?

Answer 23

• Sub-unit of a molecule

- building block of a polymer

Question 24

What is dehydration synthesis?

Answer 24

• Connects monomers to make proteins

- Losses a water molecule

Question 25

What is hydrolysis?

Answer 25

Adds waters and splits monomers apart.

Question 26

Where are nucleic acids found?

Answer 26

DNA and RNA- Genetic Material

Question 27

What is a nucleitide?

Answer 27

Building block of a nucleic acid

Question 28

What are proteins made of?

Answer 28

Amino Acids

Question 29

What does a Amino Acid look like?

Answer 29

• Central Carbon
• Amino Group on the left of carbon
• Carboxylic Acid on the right of the carbon
• Hydrogen above the carbon
• A side chain

Question 30

What does the side chain show about the Amino Acid?

Answer 30

What the specific amino acid is

Question 31

What is a Lipid?

Answer 31

• Give us energy
• makes membranes inside us
• non polar

Question 32

What is saturation?

Answer 32

Hydrogen all around the outside.

Question 33

What is unsaturation?

Answer 33

• Has a double bond

- Bends

Question 34

What is Glycolysis?

Answer 34

The break down of glucose