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Chemistry Vocab Flashcards

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Adenosine tri-phosphate

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Used for energy

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Anabolic process

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Process that builds large molecules from smaller units

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Anion

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Negatively charged atom

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Atom

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Smallest unit of matter

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Base

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Receives an H+ ion, electron donor

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Catabolic process

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Process that breaks down large molecules into smaller ones

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Catalyst

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A substance that speeds up a process

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Cation

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Positively charged atom

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Energy

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Cannot be created or destroyed only converted to different forms or transferred between objects

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Enzyme

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Speeds up biomedical process

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Functional group

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A group of atoms or bonds that are responsible for characteristic chemical reactions

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Inorganic compound

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Synthesized by geological systems

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Ion

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Charged atom

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Isotope

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Elements with a different number of neutrons but the same number of protons

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Lipid

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Hydrophobic non-polar molecules used in membrane and energy storage

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Matter

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Made of particles with mass and volume

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Monomer

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A compound that can combine with molecules of the same type to form larger more complex molecules

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Non-polar

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No partial charge

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Organic compound

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Synthesized by biological systems contains carbon with hydrogen bonds

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Peptide bond

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Bond between two amino acids

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Polar

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Partial charge on one or more sides of a molecule

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Polymer

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Large chain of smaller molecules

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Product

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What comes out of a reaction

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Reactant

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What goes into a reaction

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Substrate

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Chemical that is focused on or changed in a reaction

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Acid

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Gives an H+ ion, electron acceptor

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