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reduction reaction

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A reaction that adds hydrogen atoms to a molecule

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zwitterion

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An electrically neutral molecule that contains a positively ionized group and a negatively ionized group

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primary structure of a protein

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The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide

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alpha helix

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A protein structure in which the polypeptide backbone folds into a tight coil

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competitive inhibitor of an enzyme

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A molecule that fits into the active site of an enzyme and prevents the normal substrate from entering

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effector of an enzyme

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A molecule or ion that binds an enzyme outside of the active site and changes the activity of an enzyme

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polypeptide

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A molecule that is built from amino acids linked by peptide bonds; a protein

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carbohydrate

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An organic compound with a 1:2:1 ratio of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

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lipid

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A biomolecule that is insoluble in water and is not a protein or a carbohydrate

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fatty acid

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An unbranched, long chain carboxylic acid that is used by living organisms to make fats

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accuracy

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How close an experimental measurement is to the true value

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atom

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The smallest particle of an element

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atomic number

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The number of protons in an atom, used to identify the element

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electron

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A subatomic particle; the negatively charged component of atoms

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mole

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An amount of a substance equal to its formula weight expressed in grams

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valence electrons

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An electron in the outermost shell of an atom

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valence shell

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The outermost shell of an atom

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cation

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A positively charged ion

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electronegativity

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A measure of the attraction of an element for electrons

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octet rule

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The tendency of atoms to have eight valence electrons when they form molecules or ions

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dipole dipole attraction

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The attraction between oppositely charged regions in two polar molecules

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ion-ion attraction

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The attraction between oppositely charged ions

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solvent

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The primary liquid component of a solution

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law of conservation of energy

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The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction

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activation of energy

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The minimum energy that reactant molecules must have to react

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electrolyte

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A substance tat conducts electricity when it dissolves in water

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specific heat

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1C

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solute

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One component of a solution either the component that disappears during the dissolving process or the liquid that is present in the smaller amount

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chemical equilibrium

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A stable mixture of products and reactants in which the rates of the forward reaction and reverse reaction are equal

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heat of reaction

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The amount of heat absurd or given off by a chemical reaction

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acid

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a molecule or ion that can donate a hydrogen ion to another molecule or ion

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base

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A molecule or ion that can bond to a hydrogen ion

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conjugate pair

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Two substances whose formulas differ by one hydrogen ion

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buffer

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A solution that resists pH changes when acids or bases are added to it

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alkane

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An organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms linked by single bonds

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alkene

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An organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms and that contains a carbon-carbon double bond

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alcohol

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an organic compound that contains an OH group bonded to an alkyl group

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saturated hydrocarbon

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A hydrocarbon that does not contain any double or triple bonds

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VSEPR

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The principle that valence electrons around an atom arrange themselves to be as far apart as possible

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enantiomer

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Mirror image forms of a compound that are not superimposable

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