Bio6 Flashcards
the building blocks of matter
Atom
Center of atom with protons and neutrons
Nucleus
”+” charged particles
Proton
“0” charged
Neutron
”-“ charged
Electron
Pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by physical or chemical mean
Element
Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
Isotope
Pure substance formed when 2 or more different elements combine
Compound
Two atoms share one or more pairs of outer-shell electrons
Covalent bond
Charged atom
Ion
Is type of chemical bond that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
Ionic bond
An attraction that occurs when molecules come close together causing positive and negative regions to pull on molecules and hold the together
Van der waals force
The process by which atoms or group of atoms in substance are reorganized into different substance
Chemical reaction
The minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction
Activation energy
A substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction; remains unchanged at the end of reaction
Catalyst