Ch 2 Flashcards
This chemical causes ______ in marine animals (______)
bioluminescence, aequorin
How many elements are essential to life?
25 of the 92
Life depends on…
Chemical reactions
What elements makes up 96% of living matter?
HCON
What elements account for the other 4%?
P, Ca, S, K
An element can be broken down into another substance. T or F?
F
Atomic #
of protons
Atomic #
of protons
Atomic mass
Protons + neutrons
Outside shell
Valence shell
Outside shell
Valence shell
All shells participate in chemical rxns
F; only valence shell
Cation
Atom with a net positive charge, has more protons than electrons in the valence shell
Cation
Atom with a net positive charge, has more protons than electrons in the valence shell
Anion
Atom with net negative charge, more electrons in valence than protons