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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| substance | The physical matter, material |
| atom | basic building block of matter, has a nucleus |
| nucleus | center of atom |
| proton | positive charged particles |
| neutron | particles that have no charge |
| electrons | negative charged particles |
| element | pure substance that can not be broken down |
| isotope | atoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons |
| compound | substance formed when two or more different elements combine |
| covalent bond | electrons are shared between atoms |
| molecule | compound where atoms are held together by covalent bonds |
| ion | atom that loses or gains 1 or more electrons, carries electrical charge. |
| ionic bond | electrical attraction between 2 opposite charged atoms |
| van der walls force | attraction between the molecules |
| chemical reaction | atoms reorganize into different substances |
| reactant | starting substance |
| product | substance formed during the reaction |
| activation energy | minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form |
| catalyst | lowers the activation energy |
| enzyme | speeds up rate of chemical reaction |
| substrate | reactant that binds to enzyme |
| active site | where the substance binds with an enzyme |
| hydrogen bond | a weak chemical bond between a negative electron and hydrogen atom |
| solution | combo of solute and solvent |
| solute | what dissolves in solvent |
| solvent | does the dissolving |
| mixture | combo of 2 or more substances that keep characteristics and properties |
| polar molecule | equal distribution of charges |
| macro molecule | large molecule |
| polymer | large molecules composed of many similar smaller molecules linked together |
| lipid | store energy, composed of fatty acids |
| protein | transport things, made of amino acids |
| nucleic acid | store, transmits, genetic info phospate , nitrogen base, ribose sugar |