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PT Chemistry
PT103 Intro to Chemistry
Question | Answer |
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amino acids | macromolecules that make up proteins |
anabolism | to build up |
atom | the smallest unit of an element |
catabolism | to break down |
covalent bond | sharing of electrons between two atoms |
electron | the smallest subset of an atom that contains a NEGATIVE charge |
ion | an atom or group of atoms with a leftover unbalanced charge |
ionic bond | the transfer of electrons between two atoms |
macro | large |
metabolism | the physical and chemical change that takes place within an organism |
micro | small |
mole | Avagadro's number 6.02X 10E23 |
molecule | the smallest particle of a compound |
neutron | a subset of an atom that DOES NOT contain a charge |
nucleic acid | the bases contained within DNA |
orbit | the rotation of electrons around the nucleus |
proton | a subatomic particle of an atom that holds a POSITIVE charge |
carbon | C |
carbon | non-metal |
period | row across the periodic table |
group | vertical column of periodic table |
potassium | K |
potassium | alkali metal |
sodium | Na |
sodium | alkali metal |
hydrogen | H |
hydrogen | non-metal |
iron | Fe |
iron | transition metal |
helium | He |
helium | noble gas |
sulfur | S |
sulfur | halogen |
chlorine | Cl |
chlorine | halogen |
oxygen | O |
oxygen | non-metal |
calcium | Ca |
calcium | alkaline earth metal |
magnesium | Mg |
magnesium | alkaline earth metal |
neon | Ne |
neon | noble gas |
nitrogen | N |
nitrogen | non-metal |
manganese | Mn |
manganese | transition metal |
phosphorus | P |
phosphorus | non-metal |
fluorine | F |
fluorine | halogen |