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Chapter 5 The Stucture Of Matter Flashcards

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Chemical bonds

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The attractive force that brings atoms and ions together

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Chemical structure

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Arrangement of atoms in a certain substance

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Bond length

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The average disentangle between the nuclei of two bonded atoms

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Bond angle

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The angle formed by two bond of the same atom

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Ionic bonds

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A bond formed by the attraction between oppositely charged ions

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Metallic bond

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A bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them

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Covalent bond

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A bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons

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Polyatomic Ions

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An ion made of two or more atoms

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Empirical formula

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The composition of a compound in terms of the relative numbers and kinds of atoms in the simplest ratio

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Molecular formula

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A chemical formula that shows the number and kinds of atoms in a molecule, but not the arrangement of atoms

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Organic compound

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A covalently bonded compound that contains carbon, excluding carbonated and oxides

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Polymer

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Large molecule that is more formed by more than five monomers or small units

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Carbohydrate

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Any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides nutrients s to the cells of living things.

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Protein

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An organic compound that is made of one or more changing of amino acids and that is a principle component of all cells

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Amino acid

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Any one of 20 different organic levies that contain a carboxyl and an amino group and that combine to form proteins

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Hydrocarbon

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A compound made of only carbon and hydrogen atoms

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Normal alkane

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When carbon atoms line up in a row

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Condensed Structural formulas

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Show how atoms bond

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Hydrogen bond

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The attraction of an oxygen atom of one water molecule and a hydrogen atom of a neighboring water molecule

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Formula unit

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Ratio of ion and ion compounds

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Nonpolar covalent bonds

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Electrons are shared equally between atoms

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Polar covalent bonds

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An unequal sharing of electrons

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Alkenes

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Hydrocarbons have at least one double covalent bond between carbon atoms

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DNA

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Determine general makeup made of organic molecules containing carbon hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus
In the form of paired chains, shape of twisted ladder

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