bio 2 Flashcards

1
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matter is made up of ___

A

elements

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2
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elements are fundamental forms of ____

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matter

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3
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symbol for hydrogen

A

H

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4
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symbol for calcium

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Ca

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5
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Symbol for potassium

A

K

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6
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symbol for phosphorous

A

P

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7
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symbol for Iron

A

Fe

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8
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how many elements are essential to people?

A

25

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9
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how many elements make up 96% of the weight of the body and what are they?

A

oxygen
carbon
hydrogen
nitrogen

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10
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what are the elements called that are required in only small amounts but are still essential? give and example of one

A

trace elements
fluorine

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11
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define a compound

A

a substance consistion of two or more different elements in a fixed ratio

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12
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a compound has characteristics different then those of _____ alone

A

elements

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13
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what kind of particles are atoms composed of?

A

subatomic

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14
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what are the three relevant subatomic particles?

A

neutrons
protons
electrons

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15
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what do neutrons and protons form?

A

the atomic nucleus

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16
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what do electrons form?

A

cloud around the nucleus

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17
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what is an atomic number?

A

number of protons in a nucleus

18
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what is a mass number?

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the sum of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus

19
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what is atomic mass?

A

the atoms total mass

20
Q

all atoms of an elements have the same number of ___ but differ on number of ____

A

protons
neutrons

21
Q

what are isotopes?

A

two atoms of an element that differ in number of neutrons

22
Q

what happens when an isotope breaks down?

A

it gives off lots of energy

23
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protons determine the ____

24
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neutrons determine the_____

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electrons determine _____
chemical behaviour
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what are valence electrons?
electrons in the outermost shell
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what can atoms with incomplete valence shells share?
valence electrons with certian atoms
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three kinds of chemical bonds
covalent ionic hydrogen
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what is a covalent bond
the sharing of a pair of valence electrons by two atoms
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in a covalent bond, the shared _____ count as part of each atoms valence shell
Electrons
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what is it called when there is an equal sharing of electrons by two hydrogen atoms?
non polar covalent bond
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in a polar covalent bond, one atom is more ____ and the atoms do not share the electron equally
electronegative
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what does unequal sharing of electrons cause?
partial positive of negative charge for each atom or molecule
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what is an ionic bond?
atoms may strip electrons from their bonding partners
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what happens when an electron is transferred?
both atoms have charges
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what is a charged atom called?
an ion
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what is a hydrogen bond?
a slightly positive end of one polar molecule attracts the negative end of another polar molecule
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define chemical reactions
the making and breaking of chemical bonds
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although cells are 70-95% water, the rest consists mostly of ____ ____ compounds
carbon based
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what is organic chemistry?
the study of compounds that contain carbon
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carbon most frequently partners with what three elements?
hydrogn oxygen nitrogen
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