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4971040611Phosphate Groupconsists of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms. It is usually ionized and attached to the carbon skeleton by one of its oxygen atoms.0
4971040612Amino Groupcomposed of a nitrogen bonded to two hydrogen atoms and the carbon skeleton. It acts as a base by picking up H+ from a solution. Organic compounds with an amino group are called amines. Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, contain a carboxyl and an amino group.1
4971040613Carbonyl Groupa carbon atom is linked by a double bond to an oxygen atom. If the carbon of the carbonyl group is at the end of a carbon skeleton, the compound is called an aldehyde; if it is within the chain, the compound is called a ketone. Sugars contain a carbonyl group and several hydroxyl groups2
4971040614Hydroxyl Groupconsists of a hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom, which in turn is bonded to the carbon skeleton. Ethanol and other organic compounds containing hydroxyl groups are called alcohols.3
4971040615Carbonyl GroupCarbon with a double bonded oxygen4
4971040616Sulfhydrylconsists of a sulfur atom bonded to an atom of hydrogen5
4971040617Carboxyl GroupA functional group present in organic acids and consisting of a single carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group.6
4971040618Methylconsists of a carbon bonded to three hydrogens. Compounds with these groups are called methylated compounds.7
4971044434hydrogen bondA type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted to the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent bond in another molecule.8
4971046101covalent bondA chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons9
4971048054ionic bondFormed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another10
4971049285polar covalent bondA covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally11
4971064616cationA positively charged ion12
4971065007anionA negatively charged ion13

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