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element

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pure substance of one type of atom

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compound

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substance formed by 2+ elements in definite proportions

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isotope

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same number of protons but different number of neutrons as the base atom

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ion

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charged atom

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molecule

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smallest unit of compound that displays all properties

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atomic number

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of protons

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atomic weight

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protons and electrons added together (the electron count is the average of the isotopes and their frequency in nature)

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ionic bond

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bond by transfer of electrons

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covalent bond

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bond by sharing electrons

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van der waals forces

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weak bond from atoms of different elements via +/- attractions

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hydrogen bonds

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polar covalent bond involving hydrogen (usually H+(N,O, or P))

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properties of water

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polar, cohesive, adhesive, high heat capacity

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solute

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substance being dissolved (i.e. salt in water)

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solvent

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substance doing the dissolving (i.e. water)

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mixture

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physically mixed compounds/solutions

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solution

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evenly distributed mixture

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suspension

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mixture of water and an undissolved substance

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pH

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scale (0-14) measures the H+ ion concentration; logarithmic scale (each number up is 10x the last one)

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acid

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compound that forms H+ ions; 0-7 on pH scale

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base

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compound that forms OH- ions; 7-14 on pH scale

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buffer

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compound that prevents sharp pH changes

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amalgam

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mixtures of liquid mercury and another metal

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hydrochloric acid (HCl)

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one of the most acidic compounds

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sodium hydroxide

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one of the most basic compounds

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buffer system

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type of solution that is able to resist changes in its pH when small amounts of an acidic or basic substance is added to it

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monomer

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small chemical unit that makes up a polymer

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polymer

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molecule composed of many monomers; makes up macromolecules

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carbohydrate (polysaccharide)

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macromolecule created from simple sugar (monosaccharide); main source of energy for living things

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complex carbs

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starch, cellulose, glycogen

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lipid

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macromolecule created from fatty acid; used to store energy; makes up fat; saturated and unsaturated; phosopholipid

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nucleic acid

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macromolecule created from neucleotides; contains phosphate, sugar, and base; builds DNA

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DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid; double helix shaped; genetic info and genes

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RNA

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riboneucleic acid; single strand

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protein

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macromolecule created from amino acid; most diverse of large biological molecules; made from carboxl and amino group

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levels of amino acid structure

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  1. primary (o-o-o-o-o chain sequence)
  2. secondary (helix or ß sheet)
  3. tertiary (more folding + bonding)
  4. quaternary (2+ chains folded together)
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chemical reaction

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changes of chemical properties

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reactants

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elements/compounds going into a reaction

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products

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elements/compounds coming out of a recation

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activation

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energy needed to start a reaction

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catalyst

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substance that speeds up a reaction

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enzyme

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protein catalyst that speeds up a biological reaction; are recycled in enzyme cycle

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substrate

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reactant of enzyme-catalyzed reaction

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spontaneous reactions

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chemical reactions that release energy (i.e. exothermic spontaneous rxn); ∆E=E2-E1

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nonspontaneous reaction

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chemical reactions that don’t release energy (i.e. endothermic nonspontaneous rxn); ∆E=E2-E1

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how do you increase the rate of a reaction?

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use an catalyst (i.e. enzyme)

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