Chapter 2 - Chemical Basis for Life Flashcards
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Chemistry
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- The Composition of Substances and How They Change
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Biochemistry
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- The chemistry of living things
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Organic Chemistry
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- The chemistry of Carbon Based Molecules
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Bulk Elements
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- Elements required in large amounts
ex: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Phosphorous
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Trace Elements
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- Elements required in small amounts
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Atomic Number
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- Number of Protons, Located Above the Atomic Symbol
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Atomic Mass
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- The Number of Protons and Neutrons in the Element
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How to find Neutrons
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- Subtract the Atomic Number from the Atomic Mass
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Proton Charge
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- Positive
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Neutron Charge
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- Neutral
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- Electron Charge
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- Negative
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Net Charge Of An Atom
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- It is Neutral Due To The Protons and Electrons Inside the Nucleus Balancing It Out.
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Number Of Electron Shells Located On A Nucleus
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- First Shell = 2 Electrons
- Second Shell - 8 Electrons
- Third Shell = 18 Electrons
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Ion
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- An Atom That Has Lost Or Gained and Electron
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Anion
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- Negative Ion that contains more electrons than protons
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Cation
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- Positive ion that contains more protons than electrons
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Isotopes
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- Contain a different number of neutrons than a regular element
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Molecule
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- Two or more atoms joined together (NA + NA)
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Compounds
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- Two atoms of different compounds joined together
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What are the 3 types of bonding
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- Covalent
- Compound
- Hydrogen
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Covalent Bonding
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- Formed when two atoms SHARE electrons
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Ionic Bonding
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- Are the TRANSFER of atoms from one to another
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Hydrogen Bonding
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- Attraction of molecules due to their charges
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Solvent
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- A substance in which other things can be dissolved in
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Solutes
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- Are chemicals added to a solvent
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Solvent + Solute =
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Solution
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What makes water an ideal transport medium?
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- It allows molecules to move molecules
ex: Blood
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Hydrophillic
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- Water Loving
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Hydrophobic
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- Water Hating
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Describe One Property That Makes Water Important For Life
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- Water is the “Universal Solvent” and is used to dissolve a number of different solutes.