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31 Cards in this Set
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Matter must |
Take up space |
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Atoms |
Building blocks of matter |
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Chemistry |
Study of matter |
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Element |
Pure substance that cannot be broken |
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Proton |
Positive |
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Neutron |
Neutral |
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Electron |
Negative |
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Isotopes |
Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
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Atomic number is the number of |
Electrons |
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Strong nuclear force |
Holds protons in the nucleus |
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Mass |
Matter of an object |
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Ions |
Atom that has subtracted or got electrons |
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Cation |
Positively charged atom |
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Anion |
Negatively charged atom |
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Reactants |
Starting substances |
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Coefficient |
Number written in front of a reactant to form products in a chemical reaction |
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Enzymes |
Biological catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in a biological process |
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Substances |
Reactants that bind to the enzyme |
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Active site |
Certain location where a substrate binds on an enzyme |
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Substrates and enzymes |
The substrates are made to where they can attach to the enzyme, the substrates attach to the active sites then makes an enzyme-substrate complex. Then the substrates leave with some of the enzyme as the final product. This can happen multiple times, this is like a factory. |
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Organic is mostly made of |
Carbon |
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Macromolecules |
Large molecules formed by joining units of identical or nearly identical compounds linked together |
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Polymers |
Molecules made from repeating units of identical or nearly identical compounds linked together by series of covalent bonds |
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Carbohydrates |
Compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms for each carbon aim |
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Lipids |
Mostly canon and hydrogen |
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Triglyceride fat |
Solid at room temperature, oil at room temperature |
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Saturated fats |
Singly bonds between carbon and lipids |
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Unsaturated fats |
Double bonds of carbon lipids |
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Polyun fats |
More than doubled bonds lipids |
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Protein |
Made of small carbon compounds called amino acids |
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Amino acids |
Small compounds that are made of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and sometimes sulfur |