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Chapter 2
Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the pattern component of chemical evolution | early in earth's history, simple chemical compounds combined to form more complex carbon-containing substances that accumulated in the oceans |
| the process component of chemical evolution | complex carbon-containing compounds formed because energy in sunlight and extremely hot water was converted to chemical energy in the form of new chemical compounds |
| dalton | unit of measurement for protons, neutrons, and electrons |
| electron shells | the levels that orbitals are arranged into |
| covalent bonds | two molecules held together by a chemical bond: the attractive pulls overpower the repulsive forces |
| molecules | substances that are held together by covalent bonds |
| order of electronegativity for the four most popular elements (Greatest to smallest) | 0, N, C, H |
| non polar bonding | equal sharing of electrons |
| polar bonding | asymmetrical sharing of electrons |
| ionic bonding | the electrons of one atom are completely transferred to another |
| ion | an atom or molecule that carries a charge |
| cation | positively charged ion |
| anion | ion with negative charge |
| cohesion | binding between two like molecules |
| adhesion | binding between two unlike molecules |
| specific heat | the amount of energy required to raise the temp of 1 gram of substance by 1C |