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CH 2 & 3 Vocab

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Definition
Matter   Anything that occupies space and has mass  
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Mass   The quantity of matter an object has  
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Elements   Substances that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler kinds of matter  
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Atom   The simplest particle of an element that retains all of the properties of that element  
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Nucleus   The central region makes up the bulk of the mass of the atom and consists of 2 kinds of subatomic particles (proton & neuron)  
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Proton   Subatomic particle, positively charge, in the nucleus  
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Atomic #   # of protons in an atom  
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Mass #   Mass of an atom is equal to the total # of protons and neutrons of an atom  
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Electrons   Balances out the equal # of positive protons, negatively charged particles  
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Orbital   A 3 dimensional region around a nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron  
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Isotopes   Atoms of the same element that have different # of neutrons  
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Compounds   Made up of atoms of two or more elements in fixed proportions  
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Chemical Bonds   The attractive forces that hold atoms together  
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Covalent Bond   Forms when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons  
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Molecule   Simplest part of a substance that retains all of the properties of that substance and can exist in a free  
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Ion   Atom or molecule with an electrical charge  
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Ionic Bond   Positive and negative charges attracting eachother  
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Energy   The ability to do work  
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Chemical Reaction   One or more substances change to produce one or more different substances  
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Reactants   Shown on the left side of an equation  
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Products   Shown on the right side of a reaction  
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Metabolism   Describes all of the chemical reactions that occur in an organism  
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Activation Energy   Amount of energy needed to start a reaction  
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Catalysts   Certain chemical substances reduce the amount of activation energy that is needed for a reaction to take place  
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Enzyme   A protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions without being permanently changed or destroyed  
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Redox Reactions   Reactions in which electrons are transferred between attoms (oxidation-reduction reactions)  
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Oxidation Reaction   A reactant loses one or more electrons (becomes positive)  
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Reduction reaction   A reactant that gains one or more electrons (becomes negative)  
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Polar    
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Hydrogen Bond   The force of attraction between a hydrogen molecule with a partial positive charge and another atom or molecule with a partial or full negative charge  
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Cohesion   An attractive force that holds molecules of a single substance together  
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Adhesion   The attractive force between 2 particles of different substances  
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Capillarity   The attraction between molecules that results in the rise of the surface of a liquid when in contact with a solid  
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Solution   A mixture in which one or more substances are uniformly distributed in another substance  
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Solute   A substance dissolved in the solvent (sugar)  
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Solvent   The substance in which the solute is dissolved (water)  
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Concentration   The amount of solute dissolved in a fixed amount of the solution  
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Saturated Solution   Where no more solute (sugar) can dissolve  
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Aqueous Solutions   Water is the solvent-are universally important to living things  
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Hydroxide Ion   OH- ion  
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Hydronium Ion   H3O+  
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Acid   The solution if the # of of hydronium ions (H3O+) in a solution is greater than the # of hydroxide ions  
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Base   Solution where there's more hydroxide ions (OH-) than hydronium ions (H30+)  
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pH Scale   Compares the relative concentrations of hydronium and hydroxide ions  
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Buffers   Chemical substances that neutralize small amounts of either an acid or a base added to a solution  
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Organic Compounds   One of the categories for compounds. Made primarily of carbon atoms (not water)  
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Functional Groups   In organic compounds, cluster of atoms influence the characteristics of the molecules they compose and chemical reactions the molecules undergo  
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Monomers   Smaller, simpler compounds molecules that built up carbon compounds  
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Polymer   A molecule that consists of repeated, linked units  
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Macromolecules   Large polymers (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids)  
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Condensation Reaction   Where monomers link to form polymers  
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Hydrolysis   Reaction where water is used to break down down a polymer  
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Adenosine    
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Carbohydrates   Organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of about one carbon atom to two hydrogen atoms to one oxygen atom  
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Monosaccharide   Monomer carbohydrate (simple sugar) contains carbon, hydrogen, & oxygen  
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Disaccharide    
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Polysaccharide   A complex molecule composed of 3 or monosaccharides  
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Proteins   Organic compounds composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, & nitrogen  
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Amino Acids   Linkage of monomers that form proteins  
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Peptide Bond   A covalent bond formed from 2 amino acids  
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Polypeptides   Long chains formed from amino acids  
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Substrate   The reactant being catalyzed  
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Active Site   Folds in the enzyme with a shape that allows the substrate to fit into the active site  
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Lipids   Large, nonpolar organic molecules (don't dissolve in water)  
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Triglycerides   Lipid  
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Fatty Acids   Unbranched carbon chains that make up most lipids  
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Phospholipids   Have 2 fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol  
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Wax   A type of structural lipid consisting of a long fatty-acid chain joined to a long alcohol chain  
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Steroid   Composed of four fused carbon rings with various functional groups attached to them  
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Nuclear Acids   Very large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer important info in the cell  
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)   Contains info that determines the characteristics of an organism and directs its cell activities  
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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)   Stores and transfers info from DNA thats essential for the mana factoring of proteins  
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Nucleotide   Made of 3 components: a phosphate group, a 5 carbon sugar, & ring shaped nitrogenous base  
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