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The measure of acidity or base |
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CHNOPS: essential elements for life |
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen |
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Organic compound |
Compounds with carbon |
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carbohydrates |
Sugar, store/transport energy |
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lipids |
fats, waxes, stores energy long term |
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proteins |
carry out DNA instructions, amino acids, hair/fingernails, foods with protein |
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Nucleic Acids |
stores DNA info |
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Polar |
unequal sharing of electrons |
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monomers (monosaccharides) |
a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer |
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Polymer |
large molecules that form when monomers bond |
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Adhesion |
Water molecules stick to other sunstances |
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Capillary action |
tendency of water to rise in small tubes |
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Cohesion |
water molecules stick together |
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Surface tension |
a measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid |
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universal solvent |
most substances can be dissolved in water |
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isotope |
an atom of the same element with a different number of electrons |
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ionic bonding |
when atoms bond by giving up electrons |
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ion |
atom with different charge |
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covalent bonding |
when atoms share electrons |
