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Chapter 2 Vocab
Molecules and Compounds
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Anatomy
12th Grade
10/08/2008

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acid
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substance that liberates hydrogen ions when in an aqueous solution
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adenosine triphosphate
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compound that is the important intracellular energy source; cellular energy
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base
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substance that accepts hydrogen ions; proton acceptor
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carbohydrate
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organic compound compsed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; includes starches, sugars, and cellulars
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compound
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substance composed of two or more different elements, atoms of which are chemically united
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covalent bond
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bond involving the sharing of electrons between atoms, nonmetal and nonmetal
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decomposition reaction
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destructive chemical raction in which complex substances are broken down into simpler ones
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electrolyte
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substance that breaks down into ions when in solution and is capable of conducting an electrical current
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element
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any of the building blocks of matter: oxygen, hydrogen, carbon
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enzyme
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substance formed by living cells that acts as a catalyst in bodily chemical reactions
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exchange reaction
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chemical reaction in which bonds are both made and broken, atoms become combined w/ different atoms
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hydrogen bonds
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weak bond in which a hydrogen atom forms a bridge between two electron-hungry atoms; importn intramolecular bond
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inorganic compound
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compound that lacks carbon; water for example
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ionic bond
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bond formed by complete trnsfer at electron(s) from one atom to another (or others). Resulting in charged atoms or ionos, oppostely charged and attract each other (metal and nonmetal)
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