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Chemistry of Life

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element   one particular type of atom, and it cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary or chemical means  
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atom   the smallest basic unit of life  
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compound   a substance made of atoms of different elements bonded together in a certain ratio  
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ionic bond   forms through the electrical force between oppositely charged ions  
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covalent bond   forms when atoms share a pair of electrons  
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molecule   two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds  
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hydrogen bond   an attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom, often oxygen or nitrogen  
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cohesion   the attraction among molecules of same substances  
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adhesion   the attraction among molecules of different substances  
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solution   a mixture of substances that is the same throughout- it is a homogeneous mixture  
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solvent   the substance that is present in the greater amount and that dissolves another solution  
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solute   a substance that dissolves in a solvent  
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acid   a compound that release a proton- a hydrogen atom- when it dissolves in water  
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bases   compounds that remove H+ ions from the solution  
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pH   measures the acidity of a solution's H+ ion concentration  
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monomer   each subunit in the complete molecule  
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polymer   a large molecule, or macromolecule, made of monomers bonded together  
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carbohydrates   molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and they include sugars and starches  
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lipids   nonpolar molecules that include fats, oils, and cholesterol  
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fatty acids   chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms  
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protein   a polymer made of monomers called amino acids  
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amino acids   molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur  
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nucleic acids   polymers that are made up of monomers called nucleotides`  
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chemical reactions   change substances into different substances by breaking and forming chemical bonds  
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reactants   the substances changes during a chemical reaction  
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products   the substances made by a chemical reaction  
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bond energy   the amount of energy that will break a bond between two atoms  
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equilibrium   reached when both the reactants and products are made at the same rate  
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activation energy   the amount of energy that needs to be absorbed for a chemical reaction to start  
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exothermic   a chemical reaction in which it releases more energy that is absorbs  
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endothermic   a chemical reaction in which it absorbs more energy than it releases  
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catalyst   a substance that decreases the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction and, as a result, also increases the rate of the chemical reaction  
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enzymes   catalysts for chemical reactions in living things  
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substrates   the specific reactants that an enzyme acts on  
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ion   an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons  
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