Chapter 16/17 Vocabulary Review
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- 6. a type of protein used to speed up chemical reactions in living things
- 10. a bond that transfers one or more electrons from one atom to another, resulting in attraction between oppositely charged ions.
- 11. a fat in which the carbon atoms are surrounded by as many hydrogen atoms as possible
- 13. a representation of a compound that includes the symbols and ratios of atoms of each element in the compound
- 14. a compound that is composed of long chains of smaller molecules
- 15. a group of energy-rich compounds that are made from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that include fats, waxes, and oils
- 16. a chemical reaction in which one element replaces a similar element in a compound
- 19. the electrons in the highest, unfilled energy level of an atom
- 23. a fat that has fewer hydrogen atoms because double bonds exist among some of the carbon atoms
- 24. a branch of chemistry that specializes in the study of carbon compounds, also known as organic molecules
- 26. a chemical reaction in which ions from two compounds in a solution exchange places to produce two new compounds
- 29. a type of nucleic acid that contains the genetic code for an organism
- 30. a group of energy-rich compounds that are made from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that includes sugars and starches
- 32. a group of very large molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes sulfur.
- 33. a chemical reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound (A + B = AB)
- 34. a starting ingredient in a chemical reaction
- 35. a quantity that indicates the charge on an atom when it gains, loses, or shares electrons during bond formation
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- 1. A bond that forms when atoms transfer or share electrons
- 2. the sum of the atomic mass values of the atoms in a chemical formula
- 3. a chemical reaction in which a compound is broken down into two or more smaller substances
- 4. the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of any substance
- 5. a solid that forms and is insoluable in a reaction mixture
- 7. a new substance formed in a chemical reaction
- 8. a group of smaller molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
- 9. a principle that states that the total mass of the reactants equals the total mass of the products in a chemical reaction
- 12. a chemical bond formed by atoms that are sharing one or more electrons
- 13. the process of breaking chemical bonds in one or more substances and the reforming of new bonds to create new substances
- 14. the formation of polymers by a series of addition reactions
- 17. an atom (or group) that has an electric charge other than zero. Created when an atom gains or loses an electron.
- 18. a unit of any substance that contains the Avogadro number of atoms or molecules
- 20. a chemical reaction that results in a large amount of energy being released when a carbon compound combines with oxygen
- 21. compounds made of long, repeating chains of smaller molecules called nucleotides
- 22. the mass, in grams, of one mole of a compound
- 25. a method for representing an atom's valence electrons using dots around the elemental symbol
- 27. a chemical compound that consists of two elements
- 28. an expression of a chemical reaction using chemical formulas and symbols
- 31. a whole number placed in front of a chemical formula in a chemical equation