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8424542961Polar moleculeA molecule with partial charges due to unequal sharing of electrons0
8424542962HydrophilicWater-loving.1
8424542963HydrophobicWater-fearing.2
8424542964Hydrogen bondHydrogen ion is attracted to a negatively charged atom on a neighboring molecule.3
8424542965CohesionThe attraction of water molecules to each other.4
8424542966Surface tensionCohesive forces are strong enough to make water act as though there is a thin "skin" on its surface.5
8424542967AdhesionThe attraction between particles of different substances.6
8424542980Covalent bondsharing electrons between two atoms7
8424542989Monomersmallest unit of a macromolecule; building blocks8
8424542990Polymermany small units bonded together; large molecule9
8424564067Nonpolar moleculeA molecule that is electrically neutral throughout10
8424598336Ionic bondTransfer of electrons from one atom to another11
8424603483AcidA substance with pH less than 712
8424607333BaseA substance with pH greater than 713
8424609426Atomic numberThe number of protons an atom of a particular element has14
8424616828IonAn atom that has acquired a positive or negative charge15
8424624624IsotopesAtom of the same element with a different number of neutrons16
8424634541ProtonA subatomic particle with a positive charge17
8424634542ElectronA subatomic particle with a negative charge18
8424637083NeutronA subatomic particle with no electric charge19
8424663420AtomThe smallest particle that contains the properties of an element20
8424663421MoleculeA more complex particle formed from several atoms21
8424663422Atomic MassThe number of protons and neutrons combined in the nucleus of an atom22
8424666250IsomersMolecules with the same chemical formula but different structures23
8424977762Functional groupA specific molecular structure attached to an organic molecule24
8424984117CarboxylA functional group with the formula -COOH25
8424989529AminoA functional group with the formula -NH226
8425004139SevenNeutral on the pH scale27
8425004140FourThe number of bonds made by a carbon atom28
8425025227NucleusThe center of an atom which contains the protons and neutrons29

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