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anything that occupies space and has mass

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Matter

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An element that occurs in organisms in very small quantities (less than 0.01%); in nutrition, a mineral required by organisms only in small amounts

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Trace Elements

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Calcium, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Sodium, Chloride, Magnesium, Potassium

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Common Elements

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The smallest unit that retains the chemical and physical properties of an element

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Atoms

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A unit composed of atoms combined chemically in fixed numbers and ratios

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molecules

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The name of a molecule written in chemical shorthand

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formula

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A molecule whose component atoms are different

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compounds

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The nucleus of an atom containing protons and neutrons

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Atomic nucleus

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negatively charged particle outside the nucleus of an atom

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electrons

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positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom

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protons

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The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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atomic number

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uncharged particle in the nucleus of an atom

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neutrons

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a distinct form of the atom of an element with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

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isotopes

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A standard unit of mass about 1.66x10^-24 grams

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Dalton (Da)

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The total number of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus

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mass number

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The amount of mater in an object

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mass

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a measure of the pull of gravity on an object

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weight

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18
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the giving off of particles of matter and energy by decaying nuclei

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radioactivity

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19
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an unstable, radioactive isotope

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radioisotope

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isotope used to label molecules so that they can be tracked as they pass through biochemical reactions

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tracers

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the region of space where the electron “lives” most of the time

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orbital

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22
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regions of space within an atom where electrons are found

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energy levels or shells

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23
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an electron in the outermost energy level of an atom

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valence electrons

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24
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link formed when the atoms of reactive elements combine into molecules

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chemical bonds

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bond that results from electrical attractions between atoms that have lost or gained electrons Na + Cl = NaCl 1. exert attractive force over great distance 2. attractive force extends in all directions 3.vary in strength depending on the presence of other charged substances
ionic bond
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a positively or negatively charged atom
ions
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a positively charged ion
cation
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a negatively charged ion
anion
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bond formed by electrons sharing between atoms
covalent bonds
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the measure of an atom's attraction for the electrons it shares in a chemical bond with another atom
electronegativity
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bond in which electrons are shared equally
nonpolar covalent bond
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bond in which electrons are shared unequally
polar covalent bonds
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association that occurs when polar molecules attract and align themselves with other polar molecules and with charged ions and molecules
polar associations
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associations that occurs when nonpolar molecules clump together
nonpolar associations
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in chemistry and biology, referring to polar molecules that associate readily with water
hydrophilic
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in chemistry and biology, referring to nonpolar substances that are excluded by water and other polar molecules
hydrophobic
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noncovalent bond formed by unequal electron sharing between hydrogen atoms and oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atoms
hydrogen bond
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BETWEEN atoms in the SAME molecule
intramolecular
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BETWEEN atoms in DIFFERENT molecules
intermolecular
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weak molecular attractions over short distances
Van der Waals forces
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a reaction that occurs when atoms or molecules interact to form new chemical bonds or break old ones
chemical reactions
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the atoms or molecules entering a chemical reaction
reactants
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an atom or molecule leaving a chemical reaction
product
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a chemical reaction written in balanced form
chemical equations
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an arrangement formed when a water molecule in liquid water establishes an average of 3.4 hydrogen bonds with its neighbors
water lattice
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a rigid, crystalline structure formed when a water molecule in ice forms 4 hydrogen bonds with neighboring molecules
ice lattice
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the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a given quantity of water
specific heat
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the amount of heat required to raise 1 g of water by 1 degree C
calories (cal)
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the heat required to give water molecules enough energy of motion to break loose from liquid water form a gas
heat of vaporization
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the high resistance of water molecules to separation
cohesion
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the adherence of molecules to the walls of conducting tubes, as in plants
adhesion
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the force that places surface water molecules under tension, making them more resistant to separation than the underlying water molecules
surface tension
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a membrane with 2 molecular layers
bilayer
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a surface coat of water molecules that covers other polar and charged molecules and ions
hydration layer
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substance formed when molecules and ions separate and are suspended individually, surrounded by water molecules
solution
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the water in a solution in which the hydration layer prevents polar molecules or ions from reassociating
solvent
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the molecules of a substance dissolved in water
solute
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the number of molecules or ions of a substance in a unit volume of space
concentration
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the weight of an element in grams equal to the mass number
atomic weight
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6.022x10^23 | derived by dividing the atomic weight of any element by the weight of an atom of that element
avogadro's number
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the weight of a molecule in grams, equal to the total mass number ofits atoms
molecular weight
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amount of substance that contains as many atoms or molecules as there are atoms in exactly 12 g of carbon-12, which is Avogadro's number
mole (mol)
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The number of moles of a substance dissolved in 1 L of solution
molarity (M)
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the separation of water to produce hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions
dissociate
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the term indicating that a reaction may go from left to right or from right to left, depending on conditions
reversible
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proton donor that releases H+ (and anions) when dissolved in water
acids
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Proton acceptor that reduces the H+ concentration of a solution
base
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the concentration of H+ in a water solution, as compared with the concentration of OH-
acidity
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the numerical scale used by scientists to measure acidity
pH scale
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rainfall with low pH 3, primarily created when gaseous sulfur dioxide(SO2) dissolves in water vapor in the atmosphere, forming sulfuric acid
acid precipitation
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substance that compensates for pH changes by absorbing or releasing H+
buffers
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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical techniques
Element

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