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Atomic shit Flashcards

1
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What are the SPONCH elements?

A

Sulfur, Phosphorus, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen

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2
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What element is called the basic element of life?

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Carbon

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3
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What element is useful in bonding?

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Hydrogen

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4
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What are compounds?

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the bonding together of different elements

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5
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True or false, compounds have different properties than the elements

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true

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6
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What is bonding?

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an interaction between atoms in order for all atoms involved to become more stable

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7
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True or false, all atoms must benefit in order for bonding to occur

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true

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8
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how many elements are there?

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120

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9
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Nucleic acid is found in…

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DNA/RNA

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10
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True or false, the first energy level of a nucleus cn only take 2 electrons

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true

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11
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When bonding atoms, the atomic number equals…

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the number of protons

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12
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When bonding atoms….. the atomic mass minus the atomic number equals…..

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the number of neutrons

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13
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when bonding atoms….the atomic number equals…

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the number of electrons

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14
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What is ionic bonding?

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it’s a type of linkage formed from the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound. exchange of electrons occurs

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15
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is ionic bonding a strong or weak bond?

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fairly strong bond

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16
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true or false..salts and minerals are charged particles…

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true

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17
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true or false….ionic bonding is less common in the body

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true

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18
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true or false….any atom that gains an electron becomes negative…

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true

19
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what is covalent bonding?

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sharing of electrons occurs

20
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true or false…covalent bonding occurs most in the body…..

A

true

21
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true or false….bonds ares stored energy

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true

22
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true or false….1 single covalent bond is the easiest to put together and work with

A

true

23
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A double covalent bond or ATP is what kind of bond?

A

double bond

24
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true or false..single bonds are easy to break

A

true

25
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true or false….a triple bond is difficult to break

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true

26
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Where do you see covalent bonding?

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mostly in the body

27
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ture or false…salt and minerals are ionic…

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true

28
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what is polar bonding?

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unequal but partial sharing of electrons

29
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what is non-polar bonding?

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equal sharing of electrons with no charge

30
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what is electronegativity?

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the ability to draw electrons to an atom

31
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true or false…oxygen is the 2nd most element with electronegativity…

A

true

32
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true or false…fats are non-polar covalent

A

true

33
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What is the definition of chemistry?

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the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed

34
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what is the definition of physiology?

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the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts

35
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what is the definition of matter?

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Matter is anything that takes up space and can be weighed

36
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What is mass?

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a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape

37
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what is the atomic theory?

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All materials are composed of matter.

38
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What is atomic structure?

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the composition of an atom, which consists of a tiny, positively charged nucleus at the center surrounded by negatively charged electrons orbiting in shells around it

39
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what is an element?

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

40
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what are the elements of life?

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The elements of life are primarily considered to be carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), and nitrogen (N) with sulfur (S) and phosphorus (P) (SPONCH collectively)

41
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What is a subatomic particle?

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a particle that is smaller than an atom and is a fundamental unit of matter or energy

42
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what does atomic terminology refer to?

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it refers to the vocabulary used to describe the structure and components of an atom

43
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what is the definition of a compound?

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a substance made up of two or more different elements that are chemically joined together in a fixed ratio

44
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what is the definition of bonding?

A

refers to the attractive force between atoms that allows them to stick together and form molecules

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