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Bio Terms 2.1&2.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atom | The smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical properties of that element |
| Element | A substance the cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means |
| Compound | A substances mad up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
| Ion | At atom, radical, or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons and has a negative or positive charge |
| Ionic Bond | The attractive force between oppositely charged ions, which form when elections are transferred from one atom to another |
| Covalent Bond | A bond formed wen atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
| Molecule | A group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces |
| Hydrogen Bond | The intermolecular force occurring when a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom of one molecule is attracted to two unshared of another molecule |
| Cohesion | The force that holds molecules of a single material together |
| Adhesion | the attractive forces between two bodies of different substances that are in contact with each other |
| Solution | A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed |
| Solvent | In a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves |
| Solute | In a solution the substance that dissolves the solvent |
| Acid | Any compound that increases the number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water |
| Base | Any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water |
| pH | A measurement of acidity |