Chemistry Flashcards

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Matter

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Anything that takes up space that has mass.

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Chemistry

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Study of composition of matter

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Atoms

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Basic building block of matter

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Protons

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Mass- yes
Charge- +
Located in nucleus

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Neutrons

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Mass- yes
Charge- neutral
In nucleus

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Electrons

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No mass
- charge
In electron cloud

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Nucleus

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Center of atom

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Electron shell

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Outside of nucleus. Contains electrons

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Atomic number

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Total number of protons in an atom

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Elements

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Groups of the same atoms put together

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Chemical symbol

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Abbreviation of an elements name

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Isotopes

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Same element with different amount of neutrons

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Avogadro

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AMU

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Molecules

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Smallest part of a compound that still acts like a compound

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Compound

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2 or more things chemically combined

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Ionic

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Transfers electrons

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Covalent

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Shares electrons

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Catabolism

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Decomposition of material

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Exothermic

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Gives off heat by breaking bonds

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Anabolism

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Creating a substance

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Endothermic

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Takes in energy to make bonds

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Decomposition

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Synthesis

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Energy

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Ability to do work

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Kinetic
Energy in motion
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Potential
Stored energy
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Law of conservation of energy
Cannot create or destroy energy, just change its forms
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Activation energy
Amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction
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Enzymes
Natural catalysts in the body -ase
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Catalysts
Speed up chemical reactions
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Inhibitors
Slow down chemical reactions
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Organic compounds
``` Have carbon to hydrogen bonds CARBOHYDRATES LIPIDS PROTEINS NUCLEIC ACIDS ```
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Carbohydrates
Energy. Monosaccharides-sugar Disaccharides- complex sugar Polysaccharides- starches
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Lipids
Stored energy and protection
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Proteins
Repair tissue
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NUCLEIC acids
DNA and RNA
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Lipids
2x energy of carbohydrates | Fats oils waxes
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Fatty acids
Energy Saturated-single bonds Unsaturated-double bonds
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Eicosaniods
Chemical messengers
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Glycerides
Fat
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Steroids
``` Cholesterol. Membranes Sexual function Bile Tissue metabolism ```
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Enzyme
Specificity- enzymes only break down a specific substance Saturation limit- max amount of material the enzyme can break down Regulation- can turn enzymes on and off
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DNA
AT GC GENETIC BLUEPRINT
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mRNA
Copies info from DNA
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tRNA
Carry amino acids to ribosomes
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rRNA
Makes the protien