chapter 3 Flashcards
The combining of atoms to form molecules or compounds
Chemical bond
a compound made of oppositely charged ions
ionic compound
a chemical compound formed by sharing of electrons
covenant compund
a compound that can reversibility change color depending on conditions such as pH
indicaror
any compound that increases the number of hydrophone ions when dissolved in water
acid
any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
base
the reaction of acid and a base to form a nutral soulution of water and a salt
neutralization reaction
a value that is used to express the acidity or basicity of a system
pH
an ionic compound that forms when a metal atom replaces the hydrogen of an acid
Salt
a covalently bonded compound that contians carbon
organic compound
an organic compound composed only of carbon
hydrocrabon
a class of energy-giving nutrients
carbohydrate
a type of biochemical that doesn’t dissolve in water
lipid
a molecule that is made up of amino acids and that is needed to build and repair body stuctures
protien
a molecule made up of sub units called nucleotide.
nucleic acids
