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CH. 2
Atoms & Molecules The Chemical Basis of Life
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/04/2009

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everything in the universe is made up of
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matter
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measure of amount of matter in substance

*NOT equal to weight

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mass
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the pull of gravity on an object
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weight
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name the 4 states of matter
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  • Solids
  • Liquids
  • Gases
  • Plasmas
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have definite volume and definite shape
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solids
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have definite volume but no definite shape
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liquids
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no definite volume or shape but takes volume and shape of container
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gas
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no definite volume, no definite shape, only exists at high temp
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Plasma
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pure substances which cannot be broken down into simplar kinds of matter
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element
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which four elements make up 96% of the mass of most organisms
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  • oxygen
  • carbon
  • nitrogen
  • hydrogen
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elements in the same horizontal period have
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the same number of energy levels
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elements in the same vertical family have
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the same number of electrons in their outermost energy level
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the smallest part of an element that retains its chemical properties
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atoms
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3 kinds of subatomic particles that atoms consist of
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  • Electrons
  • Protons
  • Nuetrons
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negative charge
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Electrons
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positive charge
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protons
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uncharged
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nuetrons
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high energy particles with little mass

 

energy levels exist around nucleus and hold certain number of...

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Electrons
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most elements combine with other elements to form a
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Compound
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made up of two or more elements, chemically combined
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Compounds
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occurs when unstable atoms (outer energy shell is not filled) combine to from more stable compounds
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Chemical Reactions
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reactants are always on the


side

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left
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products are always on the


side

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right
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form between atoms whenever the share one or more pairs of electrons
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covalent bonds
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forms between atoms whenever they transfer electrons; occurs between a positively and negatively charged atom or ion
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Ionic Bond
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