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the stuff of the universe
matter
anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
has definite shape and volume
Solid
has definite volume, changeable shape
Liquid
has changeable shape and volume
gas
the capacity to do work (put matter into motion).
Energy
energy in action
kinetic
energy of position; stored (inactive) energy.
potential
stored in the bonds of chemical substances
Chemical
Results from the movement of charged particles - Battery
Electrical particles
Directly involved in voving matter
Mechanical
Energy traveling in waves (visible light, ultraviolet light, and X-rays).
Radiant or electromagnetic
Energy is easily _____ from one form to another.
Converted
During ____ some energy is "lost" as heat.
The "lost" energy is not in a useable form to do work. It might be better to call it waste heat. It is this waste heat that keeps us warm.
Conversion
Unique substances that cannot be broke down by ordinary chemical means
Elements
More-or-less identical building blocks for each element
Atoms
one or two letter chemical shorthand for each element
Atomic Symbol
Each ____ has unique physical and chemical properties.
element
those detected with our senses and can be tested without changing the material
physical properties
pertain to the way atoms interact with one another
Chemical properties
Name the major elements of the human body
* Oxygen
* Carbon
* Hydrogen
* Nitrogen
____ elements that make up 3.9% of the body and include
* Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, iodine, and iron.
Lesser Elements
____ elements make up less than 0.01% of the body
* they are required in minute amounts, and are found as part of enzymes.
Trace Elements
The ____ consists of neutrons and protons
Nucleus
____ have no charge and a mass of one atomic mass unit
Neutrons
_____ have a positive charg and a mass of 1 amu and are responsible for the identity of the element.
Protons
____ are found in regions surrounding the nucleus and are equal in number to protons in the nucleus of an element
Electrons
____ have a negative charge and negligible mass
Electrons
_____ model - electrons move around the nucleus in fixed, circular orbits.
Planetary Model
____ Model - regions around the nucleus in which electrons are most likely to be found.
Orbital
____ ____- equal to the number of protons (Ex: 75 protons)
Atomic Number = 75
Equal to the mass of the protons and neutrons
Mass Number
Average of the mass numbers of all isotopes.
Atomic weight
Atoms with same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
Isotope
Atoms that undergo spontaneous decay called radioactivity
Radioisotopes
two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
molecule
two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded together by electrostatic attraction (a metal and a nonmetal)
Ionic compound
two or more components physically intermixed (not chemically bonded)
Mixtures
Homogeneous mixtures of components
Solutions
substance present in greatest amount
solvent
substance(s) present in smaller amounts
Solute
percent, or parts per 100 parts
* In biology ____ solutions are often preferred to molar ones. A 1% solution would have 1g of solute dissolved in a final volume of 100 ml of solution. this would be labeled as a weight/volume solution.
percentage
____, or moles per liter (M)
Molarity
A ___ of an element or compound is equal to its atomic or molecular weight (sum of atomic weights) in grams.
Mole
(emulsions) - heterogeneous mixtures whose solutes do not settle out.
Colloids
_____ - heterogeneous mixtures with visible solutes that tend to settle out (Big Pieces)
Suspensions
No chemical bonding takes place in ____
mixtures
Most ____ can be separated by chemical means
Mixtures
____ can be heterogeneous (not uniform) or homogeneous (uniform)
Mixtures
____ cannot be separated in to their elemental components by physical means (like filtering)
Compounds
All ____ are homogeneous uniform through out
Compounds
____ ____, or energy levels, surround the nucleus of an atom
Electron shells
____ are formed using the electrons in the outermost energy level (valance electrons)
Bonds
____ ____- outermost energy level containing chemically active electrons
Valence shell
___ ___, except for the first shell which is full with two electrons, atoms interact in a manner to have eight electrons in their valence shell.
Octet rule
___ elements have their outermost energy level fully occupied by electrons
Inert
Chemically inert elements (valence shell ____)
Complete
_____ elements do not have their outermost energy level fully occupied by electrons
Reactive
Chemically ____ elements (valence shell incomplete)
Active
Two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded together by electrostatic attraction (a metal and a nonmetal) form crystals.
Ionic
Two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded together by electrostatic attraction (a metal and a nonmetal) form molecules
Covalent
A ___ bond is a special type of dipole-dipole bond that exists between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom bonded to another electronegative atom.
Hydrogen
IONIC BONDS
have gained one or more electrons negative (ions formed from nonmetals or groups of elements carrying extra electrons) - negative ion, Chloride
Anions
IONIC BONDS
___ are charged atoms resulting from the gain or loss of electrons.
Ions
IONIC BONDS
____ have lost one or more electrons (ions formed from metals or groups of atoms imissing one or more electrons) positive ion - Sodium.
Cation
(cats are positive)
Electrons shared equally between atoms produce ____ molecules
nonpolar
Unequal sharing of elctrons produces ___ molecules
Polar
(polar bears don't share)
Atoms with six or seven valence shell electrons are _____
Electronegative (nonmetals)
Atoms with one or two valence shell electrons are _____
Electropositive (metals)
____ bonds are too weak to bind atoms together
Hydrogen
* Common in dipoles such as water
* Responsible for surface tension in water
* Important as intramolecular bonds, giving the molecule a three-dimentional shape very important in protein structure and bond between the strands in DNA
Hydrogen Bonds
____ reactions occur when chemical bonds are formed, rearranged, or broken.
Chemical
Written in symbolic form using chemical equations
Chemical Reactions
____ equations contain:
* Number and type of reacting substances, and products produced
* Relative amounts of reactants and products.
Chemical
EXAMPLES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS
H + H =
H2
EXAMPLES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS
4H + C =
CH4 methane
_____ reactions: Synthesis reactions which always involve bond formation
A + B = AB
Combination
____ reactions: Molecules are broken down into smaller molecules
AB = A + B
Decomposition
____ reactions: bonds are both made and broken
AB + C = AC + B
(can I dance with your partner)
Exchange
Reactants losing electrons are electron donors and are ____
Oxidized
Reactants taking up electrons are electron acceptors and become ____
reduced
Reactions that release energy
Exergonic reactions
Reactions whose products contain more potential energy than did its reactants
Endergonic
All chemical reactions are theoretically ____
A + B = AB
AB = A + B
if neaigher a forward nor reverse reaction is dominant, chemical equilibrium is reached.
Reversible
Name the factors influencing Rate of Chemical Reactions/
* Temperature
* Particle Size
* Concentration
* Catalysts
* Enzymes
Chemical reactions proceed quicker at higher ____.
Temperature
The smaller the ___ ___ the faster the chemical reaction
Particle Size
Higher reacting particle _____ produce faster reactions
Concentration
_____ increase the rate of a reaction without being chemically changed.
Catalysts
_____ Biological Catalysts
Enzymes