Honors Biology Chapter 2: Chemistry of Life - Vocabulary

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  1. 2. simplest particle of an element that retains all the properties of that element
  2. 5. atom or molecule with an electrical charge
  3. 7. attractive force between a hydrogen molecule with a with a partial positive charge and another atom or molecule with a partial or full negative charge
  4. 8. protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions without being permanently changed or destroyed
  5. 10. center of the atom, makes up most of the mass, contains protons and neutrons
  6. 11. positively charged particle
  7. 13. substances formed during a chemical reaction, shown on the right side of a chemical equation
  8. 15. the amount of solute dissolved in a fixed amount of solvent
  9. 16. reduce the amount of activation energy needed for a reaction to take place
  10. 18. compares the relative concentrations of hydronium ions and hydroxide ions in a solution, ranges from 0-14, 0 is very acidic, 7 is neutral, & 14 is very basic
  11. 20. 3-dimensional region around a nucleus that indicated the probable location of an electron
  12. 21. all of the chemical reactions that occur in an organism
  13. 23. solution that has a greater number of hydronium ions than hydroxide ions
  14. 24. solution in which water is the solvent
  15. 25. starting substances in a chemical reaction, shown on the left side of a chemical equation
  16. 27. reaction in which a reactant gains one or more electrons becoming more negative in charge
  17. 29. one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances
  18. 30. negatively charged particle
  19. 32. reaction in which a reactant loses one or more electrons becoming more positive in charge
  20. 34. substances that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler kinds of matter
  21. 37. mixture in which one or more substances are uniformly distributed in another substance
  22. 38. the H3O+ ion created when a free H+ ion reacts with a water molecule
  23. 40. attractive force between two particles of different substances
  24. 42. atoms of 2 or more elements that are combined in fixed proportions
  25. 43. solution that has a greater number of hydroxide ions than hydronium ions
  26. 44. particle that has no charge
  27. 46. chemical substances that neutralize small amounts of either an acid or a base added to a solution
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  1. 1. forms when 2 atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
  2. 3. number of protons in an atom
  3. 4. atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons
  4. 6. the OH- ion created when one water molecule pulls apart another water molecule
  5. 9. anything that occupies space and has mass
  6. 12. reaction in which electrons are transferred between atoms
  7. 14. amount of energy needed to start a reaction
  8. 17. the quantity of matter an object has
  9. 19. attractive force that holds atoms together
  10. 22. solution in which no more solute can dissolve
  11. 26. substance in which the solute is dissolved
  12. 28. equal to the total number of protons and neutrons of an atom
  13. 31. simplest part of a substance that retains all of the properties of that substance
  14. 33. attraction between molecules that results in the rise of the surface of a liquid when in contact with a solid
  15. 35. substance dissolved in the solvent
  16. 36. attractive force between oppositely charged ions which form when electrons are transferred from one atom to another
  17. 39. attractive force that holds molecules of a single substance together
  18. 41. molecule with unevenly distributed charges
  19. 45. the ability to do work