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1
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Matter

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anything that takes up space and has mass; is made up of elements

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2
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Element

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substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions; pure

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3
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Compound

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a substance consisting of 2 or more elements in a fixed ratio

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4
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1 ______ charge in a proton

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positive +

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5
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electrons fly in _______

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orbitals around the nucleus

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6
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1 ______ charge in electrons

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negative -

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7
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Neutron

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no charge (0)

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8
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of electrons should _____ # of protons

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equal

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9
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if not equal, atom is a _____

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charged ion

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10
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Atomic number

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number of protons

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11
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Atomic mass

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aprox sum of protons + neutrons

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12
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Electrons live in _____

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orbitals (max of 2 e- per orbital)

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13
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Electron shells fill _______ to ________

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closest to the farthest

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14
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Valence Electrons

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outermost shell

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15
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Single valence electron makes them

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reactive (give up e-)

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16
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In the middle

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shares e-

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17
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Shell almost full

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(steal an e-)

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18
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2 ways to fill a shell with atoms

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  1. Form covalent bonds (share electrons)
  2. Form ions (gain or lose electrons)
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19
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Forming ions

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electrons transferred from one atom to another, resulting in + or - charged ions

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Ionic bonding

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attraction between opposite fully charged ions is an ionic bond

21
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Covalent bonds

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pair of electrons shared by 2 atoms

22
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Molecule

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2 or more atoms joined by covalent bonds

23
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Polar Covalent bond

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electrons not shared equally, so partial charges exist

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Nonpolar Covalent bond

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electrons shared equally

25
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Polarity

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polar molecules possess regions of positive and negative charge

Polar- unevenly distributed charge.
Non-polar- charge is evenly distributed

26
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Hydrogen Bonds

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Formed between polar covalent molecules; attraction between opposite partially charged groups.

27
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Multiple H bonds are ______

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strong

28
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Cohesion

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adheres to self

29
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Adhesion

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adheres to other polar things

30
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Polar molecules are water-loving or ______ because they can h bond with water

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hydrophilic

31
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Because water is polar…

A

ions dissolve well in water

32
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Water pulls on atoms that are ____________

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electrically charged

33
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Non-polar, non-ionic substances are _______

A

hydrophobic

34
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Ionization

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covalent bonds within a water molecule sometimes break suddenly

35
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Carbon forms ______

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4 covalent bonds

36
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Carbon chains can differ by

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  1. length of chain
  2. location/ presence
  3. # of double bonds
37
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Carbon and hydrogen bonds are

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non-polar

38
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electronegativity

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atom participating in a covalent bond to attract the bonding electrons

39
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Carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are _______

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polymers

40
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A ploymer is a long molecule consisiting of _____

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monomers

41
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Dehydration reaction

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synthesizing a polymer

42
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Hydrolsis

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breaking down a polymer

43
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Monosacharides (one carbon chain)

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-quick energy
- basic building block for all other carbohydrates

44
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Disaccharides (2 carbon chains)

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for internal carbohydrate transport (in plants)

45
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Polysaccharides (multiple carbon chains)

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structural support and long term energy storage

46
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Nucleic acids are composed of nucleotides; a nucleotide consists of ________

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phosphate group(s)
sugar
nitrogen base

47
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