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ChemistryMatterLife
Question | Answer |
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Smallest subunit of a chemical element | Atom |
Substance that can donate hydrogen ion to another substance | Acid |
Substance that can accept a hydrogen ion (H+); substance that donates a hyrdoxide ion (OH-), a base | Alkali |
Substance that can accept a hydrogen ion (H+); substance that donates a hydroxide ion (OH-); an alkali | Base |
Simple sugar or compund made from simple sugars linked together, such as starch or glycogen | Carbohydrate |
Substance composed of two or more chemical elements | Compound |
Negatively charged particle located in an energy level outside the nucleus of an atom | Electron |
One of the substances from which all matter is made; substance that cannot be decomposed into a simpler substance | Element |
Type of lipid composed of glycerol and fatty acids; triglyceride | Fat |
Charged particle formed when an electrolyte goes into solution | Ion |
Form of an element that has the same atomic number as another form of that element but a different atomic weight; isotopes differ in their numbers of neutrons | Isotope |
Noncharged particle in the nucleus of an atom | Neutron |
Organic compound made of amino acids; contains nitrogen in addition to carbon, hyrdogen and oxygen | Protein |
Positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom | Proton |
Homogeneous mixture of one substance disscolved in another; the components in a mixture are evenly distributed and cannot be distingusihed from each other | Solution |