2818723854 | Atom | Smallest unit of an element | 0 | |
2818723855 | Element | A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means | 1 | |
2818724570 | Valence Electron | Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom | 2 | |
2818724571 | Compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds | 3 | |
2818725590 | Ion | A charged atom | 4 | |
2818725591 | Cohesion | Attraction between molecules of the same substance | 5 | |
2818725592 | Adhesion | An attraction between molecules of different substances | 6 | |
2818725593 | Solution | A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another. | 7 | |
2818725819 | Acid | A compound that produces hydrogen ions in a solution. A substance that tastes sour, reacts with metals and carbonates, and turns blue litmus red. | 8 | |
2818725820 | Base | A substance that tastes bitter, feels slippery, and turns red litmus paper blue. Decreases H+ concentration. | 9 | |
2818725821 | pH | Scale that measures how acidic or basic a substance is. | 10 | |
2818725822 | Solvent | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | 11 | |
2818726019 | Solute | A substance that is dissolved in a solution. | 12 | |
2818726020 | Carbohydrate | Class of nutrients that includes sugars and starches | 13 | |
2818726021 | Lipid | Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. | 14 | |
2818726279 | Protein | An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells | 15 | |
2818726280 | Amino Acid | Building blocks of proteins | 16 | |
2818726281 | Nucleic Acid | Stores and transmits genetic information | 17 | |
2818726475 | Nucleotide | Building block of DNA | 18 | |
2818726476 | Energy | The ability to do work | 19 | |
2818726477 | Reactant | A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction | 20 | |
2818726478 | Product | A substance produced in a chemical reaction | 21 | |
2818726793 | Active Site | the site on an enzyme that attaches to a substrate | 22 | |
2818726794 | Enzyme | A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing | 23 | |
2818727144 | Substrate | A substance on which an enzyme acts during a chemical reaction. | 24 | |
2818757468 | Molecule | A group of atoms held together by covalent bonds. | 25 | |
2882585523 | Ionic bond | A chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions. | 26 | |
2882589021 | Isotope | Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons | 27 | |
2882601926 | Nucleus | A region that is located at the center of an atom and contains most of the atom's mass (protons and neutrons) | 28 | |
2882606762 | Hydrogen Bond | A 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. | 29 |
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