Biochemistry Flashcards
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Organic
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Contains carbon and hydrogen at the same time. For example lipids
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Inorganic
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Does not have carbon and oxygen at the same time. For example water.
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Cohesion
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Attraction between molecules of the same substance. Water can climb up trees because of cohesion.
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Adhesion
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When a substance sticks to other substances. Reason for miniscus.
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Solution
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A mixture when all compounds are equally distributed. For example saline water.
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Solute
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A substance that is being desolved. For example chocolate In a chocolate milk glass.
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Solvent
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What the solute desolves in. For example the milk In a glass of chocolate milk.
