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15 Cards in this Set
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a major component of both organic and inorganic molecules; atomic symbol -- O
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oxygen / major
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the primary elemental component of all organic molecules -- C
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carbon / major
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a component of most organic molecules-- H
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Hydrogen/ major
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a component of proteins and nucleic acids -- N
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nitrogen / major
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found as a salt in bones and teeth-- Ca
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calcium / lesser
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present as a salt, in combo with calcium, in bones and teeth -- P
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phosphorus /lesser
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a component of proteins -- S
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Sulfur/ lesser
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as an ion, the major extracellular cation -- Na
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sodium / lesser
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in ionic form, a major extracellular anion -- Cl
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chlorine /lesser
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present in bone -- Mg
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magnesium /lesser
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needed to make functional thyroid hormones -- I
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Iodine / lesser
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a component of the functional hemoglobin molecule -- Fe
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iron/ lesser
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position- nucleus ; positive charge
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proton
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position- nucleus; 0 charge
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neutron
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position- orbitals outside the nucleus ; charge - negative
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electron
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