click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
vocab chapter 6
chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| element | occur naturally.. also cannot be broken down |
| nucleus | center of an atom. contains neutrons and protons |
| compound | a substance that is composed of atoms of two or different elements that are chimically combined |
| covalent bond | when two atoms share electrons |
| molecule | is a group of atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| ionic bond | the attractive force between two ions of opposite charge |
| metabolism | all the chemical reactions that occur within an organism |
| ion | is a charged particle made of atoms |
| mixture | a combination of substances in which the individual components retain their own properties |
| solution | a mixture in which one or more substances are distributed evenly in another and will not settle out of solutions |
| ph | a measure of how aidic or basic a soltion is |
| acid | is any substance that forms hydrogen ions in water |
| base | is any substance that forms hydroxide ions in water |
| polar molecule | is a molecule with an unequal distribution of charge |
| hydrogen bond | the attraction of opposite charges between hydrogen and oxygen forms a weak bond |
| diffusion | is the net movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentrtion |
| dynamic equlilbrium | a condition in which there is continuous movement but no overall contration change |
| isomers | compounds that have the same chemical formula but different three dimensional structures |
| polymer | is a large molecule formed when many smaller molecules bond together |
| carbohydrate | is a biomolecule composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen with a ratio of about two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom for every carbon atom |
| protein | is a large complex polymer composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfer |
| amino acids | the basic building blocks of proteins |
| peptide bond | the covalent bond formed between the amino acids |
| enzyme | is a protein that changes the rate of a chemical reaction |
| nucleic acids | a complex biomolecule that stores cellular information in the form of a code |
| nucleotides | nucleic acids are polymers made of smaller subunits |