Chapter 4 Chemical Context of Life Materials Flashcards

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What is matter?

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Any substance that occupies space/has mass

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How many elements are there? How many are naturally occurring?

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There are 118 elements. only 98 are naturally occurring because the others are too unstable and require scientists to synthesize them

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What is the atmosphere made up of? What percentage of each element is there?

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78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, trace Carbon, trace Hydrogen

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