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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acid | any substance that forms hydrogen ions in water and has a pH below 7 |
| Atom | smallest particle of the element |
| Base | any substance that forms hydroxide ions in water and has a pH above 7 |
| Compound | substance composed of atoms of two or more different elements that are chemically combined |
| Covalent Bond | chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons |
| Element | substance that can be broken down into simpler chemical substances |
| Ion | atom or group of atoms that gain or lose electrons |
| Ionic Bond | chemical bond formed by the attractive forces between two ions of opposite charge |
| Isotope | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons in the nicleus |
| Metaboblism | all the chemical reactions that occur within an organism |
| Mixture | combination of substances in which individuals components retain their own properties |
| Molecule | group of atoms held together by covalent bonds; has no overall charges |
| Nucleus | positively charged center of an atom composed of neutrons and protons, surrounded negatively charged electrons |
| pH | measure of how acidic or basic solution is; the scale ranges from below 0 to above 14 ; solution with pH above 7 is basic and below 7 is acidic |
| Solution | mixture in which one or more substance s are distributed evenly in another substance |
| Diffusion | net, random movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of low concentration |
| Dynamic Equilibrium | result of diffusion where there is contionious movement of particles but no overall change in concentration |
| Hydrogen Bond | weak chemical bond formed by attraction of positively charged hydrogen atoms to other negatively charged atoms |
| Polar Molecule | molecule with an unequal distribution of charge, resulting in the molecule having a positive end and a negative end |
| Amino Acid | basic building blocks of protein molecules |
| Carbohyrdrate | organic compound used by cells to store and release energy; composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
| Enzyme | type of protein found in all living things that can change the rate of chemical reaction |
| Isomer | compounds with the same simple formula but different three-dimensional structures resulting in different physical and chemical propertites |
| Lipid | large organic compound made mostly of carbon and hydrogen with a small amount of oxygen |
| Nucleic Acid | complex biomolecules, such as RNA and DNA, that store cellular informtion in cells in the form of a code |
| Nucleotide | subnits of nucleic acid formed from simple sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogen base |
| Peptide Bond | covalent bond formed between amino acids |
| Polymer | large molecule formed when many smaller molecules bond together |
| Protein | large, complex polymer essential to all life composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur; provides structure for tissues and organs and helps carry out cell metabolism |