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Atom |
The smallest possible unit of measurement while still being n element |
There are more than a trillion atoms in this little space. |
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Molecule |
An element built up of one or more atoms |
The molecule was very small. hydrogen and oxygen |
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Element |
Many different ones make up the earth and everything in it. |
Copper there are many different elements on earth. |
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Proton |
Positively charged |
Protons have a positive charge. in every element |
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Electron |
Negative charge |
The electrons have a negative charge. |
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Neutron |
Neutral |
The neutrons have no charge |
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Ion |
Loss of electrons |
The element lost an electron so it's now an ion. |
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Isotope |
More than two forms of an element |
That is an isotope |
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Ionic bond |
A bond of a metal and a nonmetal |
A ionic bond would be a metal element and a nonmetal element put together. |
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Covalent bond |
A bond between two nonmetals |
Carbon dioxide is a covalent bond. |
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Polar covalent bond |
A covalent bond where atoms are shared unequally |
Polar covalent bonds aren't as common as most bonds. |
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Law of conservation of matter |
Mass of matter must remain the same. |
The law of conservation of matter is very important. |
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Activation energy |
Minimum energy used to make a chemical reaction. |
Some chemicals have a high activation energy. |
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Hydrogen bond |
A bond containing hydrogen |
Water is an example of the result of a hydrogen bond |
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Ph scale |
Measures how acidic neutral or basic a substance is |
Chemists need ph scales. |
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Acid |
A substance that can dissolve even metal. |
The acid was deadly. |
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Base |
A substance used to help start chemical reactions. |
Base was used in every experiment. |
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Organic compounds |
Molecules contain carbon |
Some of those groups are organic compounds. |
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Macromolecules |
Large molecules |
Those are the biggest macromolecules I've seen. |
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Carbohydrates |
Sugars in food that give you energy. |
The bread and pasta was full of carbohydrates. |
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Lipids |
Fats |
There was too many lipids in the food. |
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Proteins |
Energy in food needed to build muscle |
You could tell she had a lot of protein |
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Nucleic acids |
Includes DNA and rna |
The lab was full of nucleic acids. |
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Monosaccharides |
A basic unit of carbohydrates |
There were 1000 monosaccharides |
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Fatty acids and glycerol |
Made to make explosions |
The chemist had to use fatty acids and glycerol. |
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Amino acids |
Organic compounds |
There were many amino acids in the room. |
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Nucleotides |
Organic molecules |
Nucleotides are very important. |
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Disaccharide |
Sugars with two monosaccharides |
There were too many disaccharides |
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Polysaccharide |
Long segments of monosaccharides |
He didn't need polysaccharide |
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Polypeptide |
Segments of amino acids |
The polypeptide wasn't enough |
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Peptide bond |
Covalent chemical bond |
The chemist studied peptide bonds |
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DNA |
Genetic instructions |
He studied dna |
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Gene |
Personality trait |
His parents gave him good genes |