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| water is a polar molecule in which the eletrons are unevenly shared between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms |
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| what happens because of waters polar nature? |
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| it can dissolve other substances to from solutions |
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| what is hydrogen bondind responsable for? |
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| cohesion and capillarity that water molecules display |
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| large amounts of thermal energy before its own temperature begins to rise |
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what dose an organic compound contain?
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| carbon that is covalently bonded with both to other carbon atoms and often to atoms of other elements including oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen |
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| what dose a carbon atom contain |
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| 4 covalent bonds with other aroms. carbon atoms can bond with one another to form straight chains, branched chains, or rings |
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what is a simple molecule
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| also known as monomers, they bond to one another to form a complex molecules called polymers. monomers are joined to form polymers in a condensation reaction. polymers are broken down into monomers during hydrolysis |
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| it is an organic compiund that contains a hydroxyal group,OH-, attached toone of its carbon atoms |
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| what dose adenosine triphosphate (ATP) make? |
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| energy available to a cell |
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| it is an organic compound composed of a carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a ratio of about 2H to 1O. a monomer of a carbohydrate is called a monosaccharide |
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what is a double sugar called?
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| it is called a disaccaride. |
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| what is a complex sugar caled? |
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| organic molecule that is formed from amino acids. |
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| consists of a central carbon atom to which four functional groups are attached |
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| what is an amino acid again? |
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| they are joined by peptied bonds. a long thain of amino acids is called a polypeptide |
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