Chemistry Essentials - Chemical Bonds Flashcards
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What are Ionic Bonds?
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2
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What are covalent Bonds?
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The sharing of electron pairs between atoms
3
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What are hydrogen Bonds?
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4
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What are Van der Waals interactions?
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5
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What is a carbon bond?
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6
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What are peptide bonds?
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When the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amino group of the other molecule, releasing a molecule of water
7
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What are the four types of carbon bonds?
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8
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How are hydrogen bonds used within DNA?
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Hydrogen bonds between Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, and Thymine keep the two strands of a DNA helix together
9
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Why are peptide bonds so common in the body?
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Peptide bonds form the backbone of proteins
