Chapter 2 Flashcards
What drives the movement of matter within and between the systems of the human body?
energy
How is energy stored and released?
through the creation and destruction of chemical bonds
What happens when someone has celiac disease?
their own body’s immune system attacks and gradually damages the villi of the small intestine where nutrient absorption usually occurs
What are the top seven most abundant elements in the body in order
Oxygen (O)
Carbon (C)
Hydrogen (H)
Nitrogen (N)
Calcium (Ca)
Phosphorus (P)
Potassium (K)
What percent of the human body is O
65%
What percent of the human body is C
18.5%
What percent of the human body is H
9.5%
What percent of the human body is N
3.2%
What percent of the human body is Ca
1.5%
What percent of the human body is P
1.0%
What percent of the human body is K
.4%
What are the 4 elements after the top 7?
Sulfur (S)
Chlorine (Cl)
Sodium (Na)
Magnesium (Mg)
What are the trace elements
Cr
Mn
Fe
Co
Cu
Zn
I
F
Where are protons, neutrons, and electrons located?
protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom with the electrons surrounding it
What are the names of the following elements?
Cr
Mn
Fe
Co
Cu
Zn
I
F
chromium
manganese
iron
cobalt
copper
zinc
iodine
fluorine
Where are metals on the periodic table
left of the metalloid line excluding hydrogen
where are metalloids located on the periodic table
the 6 diagonal elements
where are the non-metals located on the periodic table
right of the metalloid line including hydrogen
How can you determine if an element is an ion
there are a different number of protons and electrons
How do you know if an element is a gas at room temperature?
red
How do you know if an element is a solid at room temperature?
black
How do you know if an element is a liquid at room temperature?
blue
How do you determine if an element is stable
an atom that has its outside energy level full of electrons
How do you determine if an element is neutral
an element is neutral when the number of electrons and protons are the same
How do you determine the number of protons
the atomic number
How do you determine if an element is an isotope
atom has a different number of neutrons in its nucleus
how many electrons can each energy level hold
2
8
18
32
What is an ion
a charged atom
What is an atomic number
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
atomic mass number
the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
What is period #
tells how many energy levels an atom has
What does the Roman numeral tell us
how many electrons are in the outer shell of an atom (valence electrons)
How do you determine the number of neutrons
mass # - atomic #