Basic Chemistry

Question 1

A solution capable of accepting hydrogen or hydroxyl ions without changing pH

Answer 1

buffer

Question 2

A proton acceptor or a source of hydroxyl ions

Answer 2

base

Question 3

A solution which contains a greater proportion of hydrogen ions than of hydroxyl ions

Answer 3

acidic

Question 4

Subatomic particle which contributes a positive charge to the atom

Answer 4

proton

Question 5

Chemical bond where electrons are shared

Answer 5

covalent

Question 6

A proton donor

Answer 6

acid

Question 7

Subatomic particle which contributes to the mass but not the charge of the atom

Answer 7

neutron

Question 8

A negatively charged subatomic particle

Answer 8

electron

Question 9

In a solution of salt water, sodium and chloride ions would be the

Answer 9

solute

Question 10

pH is ultimately the measure of ___ ions in the solution

Answer 10

hydrogen

Question 11

Molecules composed of two or more different molecules

Answer 11

compound

Question 12

Water is an excellent biological solvent because it is ___, as are most biological molecules, with the exception of lipids and a few other smaller molecules

Answer 12

polar

Question 13

A solution which contains a greater proportion of hydroxyl ions rather than hydrogen ions

Answer 13

basic

Question 14

An atom which has gained or lost an electron

Answer 14

ion