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chemical compounds
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Term | Definition |
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acid | any compound that increases the number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water |
indicator | a compound that can reversibly change color depending on the conditions such as pH |
base | any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water |
neutralization | the reaction of an acid and a base to form a neutral solution of water and a salt |
pH | a value that is used to express the acidity or basicity of a system |
salt | an ionic compound that forms when a metal atom replaces the hydrogen of an acid |
organic compound | a covalently bonded compound that contains carbon |
hyrocarbon | an organic compound composed only of a carbon and hydrogen |
lipid | a type of biochemical that does not dissolve in water fats and the steroids are lipids |
carbohydrate | a class of energy giving nutrients that includes sugars , starches , and fiber contains carbon , hydrogen and oxygen |
protein | a molecule that is made up of an amino acids and that is needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body |
nucleic acid | a molecule made up of subunits called nucleotides |