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Ch 1 Test Flashcards

1
Q

Taste sour, corrosive to metals, change litmus red, become less acidic when mixed with bases

A

Acids

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2
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Feel slippery, change litmus blue and become less basic when mixed with acids

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Bases

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3
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Single bond (c-c)

A

-ane

C2+2

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4
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Double bond (c=c)

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-ene

C2

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5
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Triple bond (c-=c)

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Ine

C2-2

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6
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1 carbon=

A

Meth

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7
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2 carbons

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Eth

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8
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3 carbons

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Prop

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9
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4 carbons

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But

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10
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What kind of charge does water have near the oxygen atoms?

A

Partial negative

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11
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What charge does water have near the hydrogen?

A

Partial positive

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12
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H +

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Hydronium

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13
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H-

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Hydroxide

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14
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Reactants–>

A

Products

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15
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Formula for glucose

A

C6H12O6

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16
Q

Organic compound?

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A compound that contains carbon

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17
Q

Inorganic compound?

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Does not contain carbon , usually found in earths crust

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18
Q

Each pH number increases by ???

A

10x per step

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19
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Buffer solution

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A solution that resists change in pH when small quantities of acids or bases are added

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20
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Alkali is another word for

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Base

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21
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Solvent

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The base substance/what does the dissolving

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22
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Solute

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What is dissolved

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23
Q

Hydrolysis

A

Adding an H2O molecule to split a compound

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24
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Dehydration synthesis

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Remove water to combine molecules

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25
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Carbohydrates are made of

A

Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen

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26
Q

Starch is made of…

A

Thousands of glucose like units

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27
Q

Starch is broken into…

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Glucose

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28
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Polysaccharides?

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Many sugars

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29
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Monosaccharides?

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One sugar

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30
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Disaccharides?

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2 sugars

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31
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What’s the difference between starch and cellulose?

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The glucose units connect differently

32
Q

What is sucrose made of?

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One glucose and one fructose

33
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What’s a fat molecule made of ?

A

3 fatty acids and a glycerol

34
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Proteins are made of

A

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen

35
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Fat molecules are made of

A

Carbon hydrogen and oxygen

36
Q

Another word for fats?

A

Lipids

37
Q

What are proteins made of?

A

Amino acids

38
Q

Benedict’s solution turns monosaccharides

A

Orange

39
Q

Iodine turns polysaccharides

A

Black

40
Q

Nitric acid turns protein

A

Yellow

41
Q

Brown paper turns transparent with

A

Fats

42
Q

Doesn’t mix in water

A

Fats

43
Q

Wax,cholesterol and oils are examples of

A

Fats

44
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Meats, nuts, dairy, hair and organs are examples of

A

Proteins

45
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Monosaccharide example

A

Glucose

46
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Disaccharide example

A

Sucrose

47
Q

Polysaccharide example

A

Starch

48
Q

Free energy?

A

Energy ready to be converted

49
Q

Activation energy

A

The minimum energy required for the reaction to occur

50
Q

Oxidation reaction

A

Reactions in which an element combines with oxygen

51
Q

Reduction reaction

A

A reaction that leads back to magnesium metal

52
Q

What is a nucleotide?

A

A portion of DNA

53
Q

What’s nucleic acid?

A

DNA/RNA , made of nucleotides

54
Q

Glycogen, starch, and cellulose are..

A

Polysaccharides

55
Q

Ea?

A

Activation energy

56
Q

The most important function of nucleic acid is…

A

Catalyzing chemical reactions

57
Q

The molecular formula for ribose

A

C5H10O5

58
Q

Molecular formula for adenine

A

C5H5N5

59
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What element is in adenin that isn’t in carbohydrates?

A

Nitrogen

60
Q

What element is in carbs that isn’t in adenine

A

Oxygen

61
Q

What is the molecular formula for phosphoric acid

A

H3PO4

62
Q

ATP stands for

A

Adeninetriphosphate

63
Q

What does ADP stad for?

A

Adeninediphosphate

64
Q

What does ATP consist of

A

One adenine, 3 phosphates

65
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What does ADP consist of?

A

One adenine two phosphates

66
Q

When does ATP release energy?

A

When a phosphate group is removed, because of becomes adenineDIphosphate.

67
Q

Monomer-

A

A molecule that can bond to identical molecules to form a polymer.

68
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One example of a monomer

A

Maltose

69
Q

One example of a polymer

A

Plastics

70
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Polymer-

A

A substance that has a molecular structure consisting of entirely a large number of the same units.

71
Q

Is starch a polymer?

A

YES.

72
Q

Enzymes are sensitive to changes in …

A

pH and temperature

73
Q

What is a macromolecule?

A

A big molecule

74
Q

What’s the difference between a fat and a carb?

A

Fats have more hydrogen

75
Q

Aqueous

A

Can dissolve in water

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