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Mrs. Lindensteins chemo-sci exam
Chemo-sci exam vocab
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Biology
10th Grade
01/11/2010

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Matter

Definition
Anything that has mass or volume
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Atom
Definition
The smallest particle of matter that retaings the chemical identity of the element.
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Isotope
Definition
Atom that has the same number of protons as another atom, but that has a different number of neutrons.
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Sublimation
Definition

Solid----Liquid

 

ex. Dry Ice

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Condensation
Definition
Gas----Liquid
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Deposition
Definition

Gas----Solid

 

ex. Snow

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Vaporization
Definition
Liquid---Gas
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Ionic Bonding
Definition

Give and Take

 

Between metal and non metals

Term
Cations
Definition
K+, H+, Ca+2
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Anions
Definition
Cl-, O-2, F-
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Covalent Bonding
Definition

Between Non metals and Non metals

 

Sharing Electrons

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Molecules
Definition
Compunds and atoms that are held together by covalent bonds
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Endothermic Reactions
Definition

Requires Energy to start and or maintain the reaction

 

Absorbs energy from the environment

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Exothermic Reactions
Definition
Releases Energy
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Chemical Reaction
Definition
Process of breaking chemical bonds and forming new ones
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Mixture
Definition

A combination of substances in which the individual components retain their own properties

 

ex. sand and table salt

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Solution
Definition

ame up of a solvent and solute

 

ex salt (solute) water (solvent)

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Colloids
Definition

Sols--- liquid (milk)

 

Gels--- jelly-like

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Suspensions
Definition

Parts can be separated

 

ex. Blood

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Characteristics of Solutions, Colloids, and Suspensions
Definition

Particle Size

 

Behavior towards gravity

 

Filterability

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Polar
Definition
Molecules whose electrons are not shared equally between atoms
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Cohesive
Definition
sticks to itself
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Bond Strength
Definition

Covalent      Strongest

 

 Ionic                 l

 

             H-bonding     Weakest

Term
Water Cycle
Definition

Precipitation

Vaporization

Transpiration

Evaporation

Imbibation

Osmosis

Percolation

Perspiration

Condensation

Run Off

Depositon

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pH
Definition
A measure of H+ ion concentration
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pOH
Definition
Measure of OH concentration
Term
pH scale
Definition

pH+pOH=14

 

Term
Inorganic Compounds
Definition

Majority of these do NOT contain carbon

 

Many are metallic

 

Important inorganic compounds in bone

COv2, Hv2O, CaPOv4

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Isomers
Definition

Compounds with the same chemical formula but different three dimensional structure

 

ex. fructose and glucose

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Polymers
Definition

Very large molecules consisting of repeated linked units

 

ex. Starch

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Monomers
Definition

a subunit of a polymer

 

ex. the most common subunit is -CHv2O-

ex. glucose is the monomer unit in starch

Term
The Big Four Molecules of Life
Definition

Carbohydrates----sugars, starches

 

Lipids---fats, oils

 

Proteins--- muscle, hair, enzymes

 

Nucleic Acids---RNA and DNA

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Monosaccharides
Definition
Simplest Carb and type of simple sugar
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Disaccharides
Definition

2 monosaccharides linked together

 

2 sugar carbohydrate

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Polysaccharides
Definition
A polymer composed of many simple sugar monomers
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Triglycerides
Definition
Lipids having thress fatty acid chains
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Lipids
Definition
Organic compounds made by cells for mainly long-term energy storage.
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Amino Acids
Definition
The monomers that link together to form proteins
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Nucleic Acids
Definition
A large and complex macromolecule that stores information
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Theory
Definition
Been tested repeatedly and extensively nad is supported by all the data gathered
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Laws
Definition
Explanations have never been refuted
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