Vocab

4. the minimum quantity of energy which the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction.
5. a measure of how acidic/basic water is
7. a molecule in which one end of the molecule is slightly positive, while the other end is slightly negative.
9. the minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent.
11. a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.
12. able to dissolve other substances.
14. a process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction.
15. the surface on which an organism lives.
16. proteins that help speed up metabolism

1. Where the substrate binds together.
2. organic substances that maintain a constant pH over a given range by neutralizing the effects of hydrogen ions
3. a substance made by mixing other substances together.
5. a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
6. a substance that can neutralize the acid by reacting with hydrogen ions
8. a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent).
10. a weak bond between two molecules resulting from an electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other.
13. a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red