Unit 1 Flashcards
What are the essential elements?
(CHON) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur
What makes a covalent bond polar?
Unequal sharing of electrons (resulting in partial charges which make oxygen negative and hydrogen positive in H2O)
Why do hydrogens bonds occur?
Because the electrons are not shared equally between the atoms so H+ will always be attracted to an O-
What are four properties of water?
Adhesion, Cohesion, Surface Tension, and Capillary action
How strong are hydrogen bonds?
They are weak because of how often they move causing them to form and break often (also makes waters temperature hard to change high specific heat capacity)
What is cohesion?
H2O Attracted to another H2O because of the H-bonds between the two water molecules (why surface tension exists)
What is surface tension?
Allows H2O to resist external forces (occurs because of cohesion)
What is adhesion?
H2O attracted to another molecule because of polarity (why meniscus’s exist)
What is capillary action?
The upward movement of water due to Cohesion, Adhesion, and Surface Tension (Adhesion>Cohesion)
Describe waters specific heat capacity?
Water has high specific heat (resists changes in temp) because of its constant H-Bonds breaking and reforming
How does waters high specific heat benefit organisms?
-moderates air temp
-stabilizes ocean temp
-helps organisms resist internal changes in temp
Why does ice float?
When water becomes ice it also becomes less dense (due to H-bonds the ice structure is more crystalline)
Like dissolves Like!!
Water will form H-Bonds with sugars and proteins (but not lipids) and can dissolve it since both substances are polar (Boooooo Non-Polar lipids)
what are Hydrocarbons?
Organic molecules consisting of carbon and hydrogen
What are functional groups?
Chemical groups attached to carbon chains (Hydroxyl, Carbonyl, Carboxyl, Amino group)
What does a Hydroxyl group contain?
OH
What does a Carbonyl group contain?
CO (double bonded)
What does a Carboxyl group contain?
COOH (Single Bonded)
What does an Amino group contain?
NH2
What does a Phosphate group contain?
PO4 (Single bonded)