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8077245753atomthe smallest unit of matter0
8077245754nucleusthe positively charged center core of an atom1
8077245755protona positively charged subatomic particle found in an atom's nucleus2
8077245756neutrona subatomic particle with no charge found in an atom's nucleus3
8077245757electrona negatively charged subatomic particle found "buzzing" outside the nucleus4
8077245758moleculetwo or more atoms chemically bonded5
8077245759compoundtwo or more different elements chemically bonded6
8077245760molecular formulaa formula giving the number of atoms of each of the elements present in one molecule of a specific compound7
8077245761elementa substance that cannot be broken down more8
8077245762chemical reactiona reaction that causes a substance's makeup to alter9
8077245763covalent bonta bond formed by electron sharing10
8077245764reactants"before" pieces of a chemical reaction11
8077245765pHa measure of the acidity of a substance12
8169555302pH levels0-14 7 is neutral below 7 is acidic above is basic13
8077245766acida molecule or other entity that is hydrogen positive (H+)14
8077245767basea molecule or other entity that is missing hydrogens (H-)15
8077245768hydrogen bondwhen in a covalent bond the polar molecule hydrogen bonds with other polar molecules16
8077245769polarmolecules with slight variance in their polarity are _____.17
8077245770non-polarmolecule in which the atoms are shared equally18
8077245771cohesionthe sticking together of particles of the same substance19
8077245772adhesionthe sticking together of particles of different substances20
8077245773ionic bonda chemical bond in which electrons are donated and received21
8077245774iona charged atom/molecule22
8169613586macromoleculeslarge molecules made up of more molecules23
8077245775carbohydratea division of macro molecules consisting mainly of sugars, starches, and cellulose24
8077245776isomersmolecules with the same molecular formulae produced differently because of variances in structure25
8077245777monosacchridessingle sugars (ex: glucose, fructose, galactose)26
8077245778disacchridesdouble sugars (ex: sucrose, lactose)27
8077245779polysacchridesmultiple sugars bonded together (ex: starch, glycogen, cellulose)28
8077245780glucosea simple monosacchride sugar in humans and other animals29
8077245781lipida class of organic molecules consisting of waxes, oils and steroids not water soluble store energy cushion and insulate the internal organs30
8077245782glycerola vital part in creating a lipid; bonds with three fatty acids31
8077245783fatty acida vital part in creating a lipid; bonds with a glycerol32
8077245784condensation/dehydration reactionthe bonding of two or more molecules resulting in the loss of a water molecule33
8077245785hydrolysisaids in digestion by inserting water (H2O) molecules back in between separate molecules34
8077245786nucleic acidan organic compound found in DNA and RNA35
8077245787nucleotidethe monomers that build up nucleic acid36
8077245788proteina complex organic compound that is made up of long woven strands of amino acids37
8077245789amino acidthe monomers (also referred to as monopeptides) that make up proteins38
8077245790enzymesa substance that acts as a CATALYST to bring about a certain funtion39
8077245791catalysta substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing change40
8077245792substratethe substance that an enzyme acts on41
8077245793kinetic energyenergy that comes from being in motion42
8077245794potential chemical energystored and prepared energy43
8077245795ATPan energy storing molecule that stores energy for almost anything humans do44
8077245796metabolismthe chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life, including food digestion45
8077245797exergonica chemical process paired with energy release46
8077245798endergonica chemical process paired with energy gain47
8169456093elementspure substance all the same type of atom48
8169530910solutesubstance that is dissolved49
8169535875solvantsubstance that does the dissolving50
8169582661buffersare substances produced by cells that prevent sharp, sudden changes in pH.51

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