Chemical Basis of Life Flashcards

1
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ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND OCCUPIES SPACE

A

MATTER

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2
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SIMPLE FORM OF MATTER, SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES

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ELEMENT

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3
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ATOMS OF TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS JOINED TO FORM CHEMICAL COMBINATIONS

A

COMPOUND

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4
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ATOMS CONTAINING DIFFERENT KINDS OF SUBATOMIC PARTICLES

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ATOMIC STRUCTURE

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5
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DIFFERENT SUBATOMIC PARTICLES

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PROTONS, NEUTRONS, ELECTRONS

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6
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NUMBER OF PROTONS IN AN ATOM’S NUCLEUS AND IDENTIFIES THE KIND OF ELEMENT

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ATOMIC NUMBER

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7
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THE MASS OF A SINGLE ATOM AND IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF PROTONS AND NEUTRONS IN A NUCLEUS (P+N)

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ATOMIC WEIGHT

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8
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THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS = THE NUMBER OF PROTONS (IN A STABLE ATOM)

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ENERGY LEVELS

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9
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CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROTONS BUT DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF NEUTRONS. THEY HAVE THE SAME ATOMIC NUMBER AND THE SAME BASIC CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AS ANY OTHER ATOM OF THE SAME ELEMENT, BUT HAVE DIFFERENT ATOMIC WEIGHTS

A

ISOTOPES

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10
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TWO OR MORE ATOMS JOINED TOGETHER

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MOLECULES

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MOLECULES FORMED BY ATOMS OF TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS

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COMPOUND

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12
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THREE TYPES OF BONDS

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COVALENT, IONIC, HYDROGEN

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13
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FORMED BY SHARING OF ELECTRON PAIRS BETWEEN ATOMS

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COVALENT

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14
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WEAKER THAN COVALENT AND IONIC BONDS, RESULTING IN UNEQUAL CHARGE DISTRIBUTION ON MOLECULES

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HYDROGEN

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15
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FORMED BY TRANSFER OF ELECTRONS; STRONG ELECTROSTATIC FORCE THAT BINDS POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY CHARGED IONS TOGETHER

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IONIC

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16
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THREE MAIN CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

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SYNTHESIS, DECOMPOSITION, EXCHANGE

17
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COMMON AND IMPORTANT CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES THAT ARE CHEMICAL OPPOSITES

A

ACIDS AND BASES

18
Q

ANY SUBSTANCE THAT RELEASES A HYDROGEN ION (H+) WHEN IN SOLUTION; PROTON DONOR

A

ACIDS

19
Q

ELECTROLYTES THAT DISSOCIATE TO YIELD HYDROGEN IONS (OH-) OR OTHER ELECTROLYTES THAT COMBINE WITH HYDROGEN IONS (H+) ALSO KNOWN AS PROTON ACCEPTORS

A

BASES

20
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4 MAJOR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO HUMANS

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CARBOHYDRATE, PROTONS, LIPIDS, NUCLEIC ACIDS

21
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THREE MAIN CARBOHYDRATES

A

MONOSACCHARIDE (simple), DISACCHARIDES(double), POLYSACCHARIDES (complex)

22
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND OXYGEN; COMMONLY KNOWN AS SUGARS AND STARCHES

A

CARBOHYDRATES

23
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SIMPLE SUGARS WITH SHORT CARBON CHAINS

A

MONOSACCHARIDES