Chapter 2 BIOL 235 Flashcards
Matter
Anything that occupies space and has mass is called matter
Made up of tiny particles called atoms. Three states of matter: Solid, liquid, and gas
Mass
Amount of matter in any object which does not change
Weight
Force of gravity acting on matter which DOES CHANGE
Example: when objects are farther away from earth, the pull of gravity is weaker (person in space)
Three states of matter
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Solid
Compact and have definite shape and volume
Example: teeth/bones
Liquids
Definitive volume volume AND assume the shape of their container
Example: blood plasma
Gases
No shape or volume
Example: oxygen
All forms of matter both ____ and ____ are made up of a limited number of building blocks called____
Living
Non-living
Chemical elements
Chemical elements is a substance that ___ be split into a simpler substance
Cannot
How many elements are there recognized by science?
118
How many elements occur naturally on earth?
92
Each named element of designated by a
Chemical symbol
One or two letters of the elements name in a language (ex: H = hydrogen Ca= calcium and O= oxygen)
Major elements
4 elements that constitute 96% of total body mass
oxygen
carbon
hydrogen
nitrogen
Lesser elements
8 elements that make up 3.6% of total body mass
Calcium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sulfur
Sodium
Chlorine
Magnesium
Iron
Trace elements
14 elements that make up 0.4% of total body mass
Aluminum
Boron
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Fluorine
Iodine
Manganese
Molybdenum
Selenium
Silicon
Tin
Vanadium
Zinc
Major elements
Lesser elements
Trace elements
Oxygen 65% TBM
65% of total body mass
Part of water and many organic molecules
used to generate ATP, a molecule used by cells to temporarily store chemical energy
Carbon 18.5 TBM
18.5% of total body mass
Forms, backbone chains and rings of all organic molecules, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (DNA/RNA)
Hydrogen 9.5% TBM
9.5% of total body mass
Constitute of water and most organic molecules, ionized form H+ makes body fluids, more acidic
Nitrogen 3.2% TBM
3.2% of total body mass
Component of all proteins and nucleic acids
Is oxygen a major or lesser element?
MAJOR
Is carbon a major element or lesser element?
MAJOR
What % of body mass is oxygen?
65%
What % of carbon is total body mass?
18.5%
What % of hydrogen is total body mass?
9.5%
What % of nitrogen is total body mass?
3.2%
Is nitrogen lesser element or major element?
MAJOR
Is calcium major element or lesser element?
LESSER
What % of total body mass is calcium?
1.5%
Is phosphorus lesser element or major element?
LESSER
What % is total body mass for potassium?
0.35%
What % is total body mass for phosphorus?
1%
Calcium
Contributes to hardness of bones and teeth, ionized form Ca2+ needed for blood clotting, release of some hormones, contraction of muscle, and many other process
Phosphorus
Component of nucleic acids, and ATP, required for normal bone and tooth structure
Potassium
Ionized form K plus is the most plentiful cation (positive charged) in ICF needs to generate potential actions
Atoms
Smallest units of matter that retain properties and characteristics of element
What are the smallest atoms?
Hydrogen atoms
Subatomitc particles (3 most important)
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
Nucleus
Dense central core of an atom
Within the nucleus there are positively charged ___ and uncharged ___. The negativity charged ___ move in large space surrounding the nucleus
PROTONS
NEUTRONS
ELECTRONS
Electron shells
Simple circles around the nucleus
First one (nearest to the nucleus) NEVER holds more than 2 electrons
Second one holds maximum of 8 electrons
Number of electrons in an atoms always equals
Number of protons
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is an atoms
Atomic number
The ______ of an atom is the sum of its protons and neutrons
Mass number
Ex: Na has 11 protons and 12 neutrons which make mass number 23
Atoms of an element that have different numbers of neutrons and different mass numbers
Isotopes
Number of electrons of an atom determines its
Chemical properties
Radioactive isotopes
Unstable and emit radiation
Either subatomic particles or packets of energy and transform into different element
Number of protons on an atom
ATOMIC NUMBER
Number of protons AND neurons in an atom
MASS NUMBER
Average mass of all STABLE atoms of a given element
ATOMIC MASS
Atomic structures and stable atoms
Chemistry is the science of ___ and interactions of ___
Structure
Matter
All forms of matter are composed into
Chemical elements
Atoms consist of nucleus which contains ____ and ___ plus ___ that move in regions called electron shells
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
An atoms that gives up or gains electrons becomes
An ion
Negatively charged ions are called
Anions
Half life
Time for half of radioactive atoms in sample of isotope to decay into a more stable form
Dalton (atomic mass unit)
Standard unit for measuring mass of atoms and subatomic particles
Compound
Substance that contains atoms of two or more different elements
Free radical
Atom or group of atoms with an unpaired electron in the outermost shell
Can make free radical unstable, highly reactive mix and destructive to nearby molecules
Examples of compounds
Water (H2O) and sodium chloride (NACI)
Ion is an atom that has ___ and ___ charge because it has unequal number of protons and electrons
Positive
Negative
Process of giving up or gaining electrons
Ionization
When two or more atoms share electrons, the resulting combination is called
Molecule
Molecule may consist of two ___ of the same kind, such as oxygen molecule
Atoms
Forces that hold together atoms of a molecule or compound
Chemical bonds
Depends on number of electrons in its outer shell
Electrons in outermost shell of an atom
Valence shell
How valence electrons form chemical bonds
By interacting with the valence electrons of other atoms. When atoms come close together, their valence electrons can be shared, transferred, or attracted to form stable chemical bonds. This allows atoms to achieve a full outer electron shell, making them more stable.
How many trace elements make up total body mass?
14
Electrons move about the nucleus which contains
Protons and neutrons
In the electron cloud model, shading represents chance of finding an electron in regions ___ the ____
Outside
Nucleus
In the electron shell model, filled circles represent individual electrons, which are grouped into concentric circles according to
The shells they occupy
Both the electron cloud model and electron shell model has a carbon atom with six protons, six neutrons, and six electrons
Chemical bonds
Connections between atoms that hold them together to form molecules and compounds
“Glue” that holds atoms together in a molecule
Valence shell
Outermost shell/energy level of an atom, where electrons are involved in chemical reactions