Unit 2 - Nutrition Flashcards by Tasleigh Dutchyshen | Brainscape

Q

What is an Organic Compound?

What elements do they ALL contain?

A

compounds needed for life to exist
carbon and hydrogen, most of the time oxygen
may also contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulphur

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How many atoms can Carbon bond with at once?

A

can bond with up to 4 elements at once making it a building block for compounds

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What is synthesis?

A

a reaction that makes smaller molecules (monomer) into bigger molecules (polymers)

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