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Chapter 2: Chemical Basis Of Life Flashcards

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What is matter?

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Anything that occupies space and has mass. It is found in 3 physical states: solid, liquid, and gas.

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What is an element?

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A substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical means.

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What is a compound?

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A substance consisting of two or more different elements combined in a fixed ratio. EX: table salt (NaCl), consists of one atom of the element sodium (Na) for every atom of chlorine (Cl).

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What is trace elements?

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An element that is essential for life but required in extremely minute amounts. Present in minute quantities.

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What is an atom?

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Named from a Greek word meaning “indivisible”. It is the smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element.

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What is a proton?

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A subatomic particle with a single positive electrical charge (+).

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What is an electron?

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A subatomic particle with a single negative charge (-).

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What is a neutron?

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A subatomic particle having no electrical charge. Found in the nucleus of an atom.

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What is a nucleus?

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An atom’s central core, containing protons and neutrons. The organelle of a eukaryotic cell that contains the genetic material in the form of chromosomes, made of chromatin.

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What is Atomic number?

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The number of protons in each atom of a particular element. EX: an atom of helium with 2 protons has an atomic number of 2.

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What is mass number?

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The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. EX: helium the mass number is 4. The mass of a proton and the mass of a neutron are almost identical and are expressed in a unit of measurement Called the dalton.

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What is Atomic mass?

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The atomic mass is approximately equal to it’s mass number. The sum of its protons and neutrons- in daltons

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What is an isotope?

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One of several atomic forms of an element, each with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

An element has the same number or protons and behave identically in chemical reactions, but they have different numbers of neutrons.

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What is a radioactive isotope?

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An isotope whose nucleus decays spontaneously, giving off particles and energy.

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What is an electron shell?

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A level of electrons at a characteristic average distance from the nucleus of an atom.

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What is a chemical bond?

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An attraction between two atoms resulting from a sharing of outer-shell electrons or the presence of opposite charges on the atoms. The bonded atoms gain complete outer electron shells.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely changed ions.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A type of strong chemical bond n which two atoms share one or more pairs of valence electrons. Atoms do not transfer electrons but actually share electrons between them.

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What is a molecule?

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Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.

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What is electronegativity?

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The attraction of a given atom for the electrons of a covalent bond.

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What is a non polar covalent bonds?

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A type of covalent bond n which electrons are shared equally between two atoms of similar electronegativity.

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What is a polar covalent bond?

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A covalent bond between atoms that differ in electronegativity. The shared electrons are pulled closer to the more electronegative atom, making it slightly negative and the other atom slightly positive.

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What is a hydrogen bond?

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A type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted to the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent bond in another molecule (or in another region of the same molecule.)

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What is a polar molecule?

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A molecule containing polar covalent bonds and having an unequal distribution of charges in different regions of the molecule.

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What is a chemical reaction?

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The making and breaking of chemical bonds, leading to changes in the composition of matter.

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What is a reactant?

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A starting material in a chemical reaction.

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What is a product?

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An ending material in a chemical reaction.

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What is cohesion?

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The sticking together of molecules of the same kind, often by hydrogen bonds.

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What is adhesion?

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The attraction between different kinds of molecules.

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What is surface tension?

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A measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid. Water has a high surface tension because of the hydrogen bonding of surface molecules.

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What is thermal energy?

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Kinetic energy die to the random motion of atoms and molecules; energy in its most random form.

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What is heat?

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Thermal energy in transfer from one body of matter to another.

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Temperature

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A measure in degrees of the average thermal energy of the atoms and molecules in a body of matter.

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What is evaporative cooling?

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The process in which the surface of an object becomes cooler during evaporation, a result of the molecules with the greatest energy changing from the liquid to the gaseous state.

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What is solution?

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A liquid that is a homogenous mixture of two or more substances.

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What is solvent?

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The dissolving agent of a solution. Water is the most versatile solvent known.

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What is a solute?

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A substance that is dissolved in a solution.

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What is aqueous solution?

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A solution in which water is the solvent.

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Acid

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A substance that increases the hydrogen ion (H+) concentration in a solution.

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Base

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A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion (H+) concentration in a solution.

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PH scale

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A measure of the acidity of a solution, ranging in value from 0 (most acidic) to 14 (most basic). The letters pH stand for potential hydrogen and refer to the concentration of hydrogen ions. (H+).

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Buffers

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A chemical substance that minimizes change in pH by accepting hydrogen ions from or donating hydrogen ions to solutions.

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Ocean acidification

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Process by which the pH of the ocean is lowered (made more acidic) when excess atmospheric CO2 dissolves in seawater.

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