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Biochemical Unit 4 Flashcards

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The smallest portion of an element

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Atom

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The center part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons

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Nucleus

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A particle in an atom found in the nucleus that has a positive electrical charge

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Proton

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A particle in an atom found in the nucleus that has no electrical charge

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Neutron

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A particle in an atom that has a negative electrical charge

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Electron

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Substance that cannot be separated into a simpler substance, examples: Carbon, oxygen, gold

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Element

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An orderly of elements based on their atomic numbers

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Periodic table

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An element’s position in the periodic table based on (and equal to) the number of protons it has in its nucleus

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Atomic number

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Anything that has mass and occupies space

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Matter

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Atoms of the same element that had different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus

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Isotopes

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The mass contained in an element nucleus, which is equal to the number of protons plus the number of neutrons.

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Atomic Mass

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The distance the electrons travel around the nucleus of an atom

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Electron energy level

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A chemical combination of two or more atoms or elements

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Chemical compound

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Process that occurs when one substance is changed into another

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Chemical reaction

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An elements ability or tendency to combine with another element

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Reactivity

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Tendency of atoms to gain, lose, or share their electrons

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Octet rule

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The attractive force between atoms that is forced when atoms transfer or share their electrons

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Chemical bound

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A diagram of an atom that represents its valence electrons as dots around the chemical symbol

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Electron dot diagram

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A connection between atoms when electrons are attracted, shared, or transferred

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Chemical bound

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A bond formed when elements transfer electrons (gain or lose)!!!

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Ionic bound

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An electrically charged “atom” that has either gained or lost electrons.

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Ion

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A bound formed when elements share electrons (SHARE)!

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Covenant bound

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Carbon containing compounds that make up living tissue

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Organic compound

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Molecule that has a partial positive on one end and a partial negative on the other end

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Polar molecule

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In case of water molecules, the weak bond that occurs when the hydrogen in one molecule is attracted to the oxygen in another water molecule

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Hydrogen bond

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The attraction between molecules of the same kind

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Cohesion

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The film like quality on the surface of a liquid that is caused by the attraction of liquid molecule to themselves

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Surface tension

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The attraction of one type of molecule to a different type of molecule

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Adhesion

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The tendency of a liquid to draw up into a narrow tube due to the liquids properties of cohesion and adhesion

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Capillary action

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The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius

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Specific heat

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A substance that dissolved another

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Solvent

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An atom or molecule that had gained or lost electrons so that it has a positive or negative charge

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Ion

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Any process that occurs In a living organism, such as muscle movement in animals or photosynthesis in plants

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Biological process

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A measure of acidity or alkalinity of a substance

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pH

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A solution with more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions; having a pH less that 7

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Acid

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A solution with more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions; with a pH more than 7

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Base

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A substance that prevents the pH of a solution from changing even if a small amount of an acid or base is added

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Buffer

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