click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
A and P
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Element | The basic building block of matter |
| Atomic number | Number of protons in the nucleus of an element |
| Mass number | Average AMU for all the isotopes of that atom |
| Molecule | Atoms bond with one another to form a chemical unit |
| Compound | When atoms are different |
| Ions | Particles that carry a positive or negative charge |
| Ionic bond | Attraction between oppositely charged sodium ions and chloride |
| Covalent bonds | Atoms share electrons |
| Hydrogen bonds | Attraction of a slightly positive, covalently banded hydrogen to a slightly negative atom in the vicinity |
| Matter | Anything that takes up space and has mass |
| Atom | Smallest unit of an element |
| Adhesion | Ability of water molecules to cling to a surface |
| Acids | Substances that dissociate in water |
| Bases | Substances that either take up hydrogen ions or release hydroxide ions |
| Hydrolysis reaction | Compounds of water are added during the breaking of the bond between the molecules |
| Macromolecules | Contains many subunits |
| Dehydration reaction | Type of synthesis reaction |
| Monosaccharides | Simple sugar |
| Lipids | Diverse in structure and function, but they do not dissolve in water |
| Saturated fatty acid | Double bonds between the carbon atoms |
| Unsaturated fatty acid | Double bonds in the carbon chain wherever the number of hydrogens is less than two per carbon |
| Animo acid | |
| Nucleic Acid | Polymers |
| DNA | Type of nucleic acid that stores info and also specifics the order in which animo acids are arranged in a protein |
| RNA | Diverse type of Nucleic acid thatplays multiple roles in the expression of the instructions contained within the genetic material |
| ATP | Nucleotide that stores large amount of energy needed for synthetic reactions |
| ADP | Molecule of inorganic phosphate |