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Chapter 2 life chemistry and water Flashcards

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element

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a pure substance that cannot be broken into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical techniques

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trace elements (2)

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  1. an element that occurs in organisms in very small quantities (less than 0.01%) ;
  2. in nutrition, a mineral required by organisms only in small amounts
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Avogadro’s number

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the number 6.022 X 10~23 derived by dividing the atomic weight of any element by the weight of an atom of that element

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molecule

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

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formula

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the name of a molecule written in chemical shorthand

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compounds

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a molecule whose component atoms are different

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isotopes

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a distinct form of atoms of an element, all with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons and therefore a different mass/ nucleon number

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Daltons (Da)

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a standard unit of mass, about 1.66 x 10~-24 grams

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molarity (M)

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the number of moles of a substance dissolved in 1 litre of solution

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pH scale

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the numerical scale from 0 to 14 used by scientists to measure acidity

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weight

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a measure of the pull of gravity on an object

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radioactivity

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

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radioisotope

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an unstable, radioactive isotope

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radiometric dating

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a dating technique that uses the clockwork decay of unstable isotopes to estimate the age of organic material, rocks, or fossils that contain them

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orbital (2)

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  1. the region of space where the electron occupies most of the time.
  2. a region of space around the nucleus of an atom that can be occupied by one or two electrons
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shells/ energy levels

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regions of space within an atom where electrons are found

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valence electron

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an electron in the outmost energy level of an atom

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base

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proton acceptor that reduces the H+ concentration of a solution

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ionic bond

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a bond that results from electrical attractions between atoms that gain or lose valence electrons completely

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ion

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a positively or negatively charged atom

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anion

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a negatively charged ion

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ice lattice

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a rigid, crystalline formed when a water molecule in ice forms 4 hydrogen bonds with neighboring molecules

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non-polar covalent bond

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bond in which electrons are shared equally or nearly equally; the atoms have NO charge

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reactants

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the atoms or molecules entering a chemical reaction

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non-polar association

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association that occurs when non-polar molecules clump together

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hydrophilic

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polar molecules that associate readily with water

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hydrophobic

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non-polar molecules/substances that are excluded by water and other polar molecules

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hydrogen bond

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non-covalent bond formed by unequal electron sharing between hydrogen atoms and oxygen , nitrogen, or sulfur

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solute

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the molecules of a substance dissolved in water.

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concentration

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the number of molecules or ions of a substance in a unit volume of space

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molecular weight

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the weight of a molecule in grams, equal to the total mass number of its atoms

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heat of vaporization

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the heat required to give water molecules enough energy of motion to break loose from liquid water and form a gas

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water lattice

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an arrangement formed when a water molecule in liquid establishes an average of 3.4 hydrogen bonds with its neighbors

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kilocalorie (kcal)

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the amount of heat required to raise 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius, the scientific unit equivalent to a Calorie and equal to a 1000 small calories

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matter

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anything that occupies space and has mass

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atom

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

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atomic nucleus

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the nucleus of a atom, which consists of sub-atomic particles called protons and neutrons

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proton

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a subatomic particle situated in the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of charge

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neutron

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uncharged subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom

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electron

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negatively charged particle situated outside the nucleus of an atom

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atomic number

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the number of protons in the nucleus of each kind of atom

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mass number

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the total number of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus

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mass

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  1. the amount of matter in an object.

2. my definition: the degree to which a body is reluctant to a change in motion

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tracer

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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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chemical bond

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link formed when atoms of reactive elements combine into molecules

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cation

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a positively charged ion

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polar covalent bond

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bond in which electrons are shared unequally

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electronegativity

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the measure of the tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself in a chemical bond ( that is, to become negative)

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polar association

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association that occurs when polar molecules attract and align themselves with other polar molecules and with charged ions and molecules

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van der waal’s forces

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weak molecular attractions over short distances

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molecular geometry

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the 3-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule, in other words, its shape

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reactant

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the atoms or molecules entering a chemical reaction

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product

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an atom or molecule leaving a chemical reaction

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chemical equation

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a chemical reaction written in balanced form

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specific heat

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the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a given quantity of water

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cohesion

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the high resistance of water molecules to separation

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surface tension

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the force that places surface water molecules under tension, making them more resistant to separation than the underlying water molecules

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bilayer

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a membrane with 2 molecular layers

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hydration layer

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a surface coat of water molecules that covers other polar molecules and charged molecules and ions

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solution

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substance formed when molecules and ions separate and are suspended individually , surrounded by water molecules

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solvent

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the water in a solution in which the hydration layer prevents polar molecules or ions from re-associating

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solute

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the molecules of a substance dissolved in water

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atomic weight

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the weight of an element in grams, equal to the mass number

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molecular weight

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the weight of a molecule in grams, equal to the total mass number of its atoms

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mole (mol)

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amount of substance that contains as many atoms or molecules as there are atoms in exactly 12g of carbon-12, which is 6.022 x 10~23

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dissociation

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the separation of water to produce positively charged hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions

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reversible

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the term indicating that a reaction may go from left to right or from right to left, depending on conditions

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acid

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proton donor that releases H+ ions (and anions) when dissolved in water

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base

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proton acceptor that reduces the H+ concentration of a solution

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acidity

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the concentration of H+ ions in a water solution, compared with the concentration of OH- ions

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acid precipitation

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rainfall with low pH, primarily created when gaseous sulfur dioxide (SO2) dissolves in water vapor in the atmosphere, forming sulfuric acid

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