Chemistry Like A Biologist Flashcards

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Element

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A substance that can’t be broken down through a chemical experiment

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2
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Valence Electrons

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Electrons on the outer shell, they are unpaired and they will be used for reactions

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3
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Orbitals

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Sub-divisions of the atom

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4
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Bohr Model

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Electrons in their shell at a distance

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5
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Covalent Bonds

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Chemical bonds that share bonds with other elements

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6
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Bond Length

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The distance between two nuclei at the point where there’s minimum energy

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7
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Electronegativity

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The ability of an atom to attract electrons

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8
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Polarity

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Separation of charges

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Polar Covalent Bond

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A covalent bond where these molecules have energy flowing in one direction

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10
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Ionic Bonds

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A bond where electrons are transferred

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11
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Non-Polar Covalent Bond

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Covalent bonds that has energy going in several different directions

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12
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Octet Rule

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Atoms will lose or gain electrons in an order to become stable

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13
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Noble Gases

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Elements with all their electron shells are filled

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14
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Unequal Sharing

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Electrons being on one side of an element more than the other

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15
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Radioactive Decay

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Losing particles to become a different isotope

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16
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Ions

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Elements with too many or too little amounts of electrons

17
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Hydrogen Bonds

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Electrons that are attracted to polar molecules h, o and n

18
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Hydroxyl group

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OH & adds polarity

19
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Carbonyl group

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=O & adds electronegativity

20
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Carbonxyl group

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COOH & ionizes with water (- charge)

21
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Amino group

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NH2 & ionizes in water (+ charge)

22
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Sulfhydryl group

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SH & forms disulfide

23
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Phosphate group

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PO2 & adds energy into molecules (more reactive)

24
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Methyl group

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H3 & changes identity of molecule (not polar)