8823665595 | atom | the basic unit of a chemical element, smallest particle of an element | ![]() | 0 |
8823667821 | ionic bond | give or take transfer of electrons | ![]() | 1 |
8823667822 | electron | found outside of the nucleus, has a negative charge and weighs 1/1,836 amu | ![]() | 2 |
8823670947 | covalent bond | electrons shared between atoms | ![]() | 3 |
8823673142 | element | substance that cant be broken down further | ![]() | 4 |
8823675339 | compound | two or more elements combined | ![]() | 5 |
8823675340 | hydrogen bond | bond between two hydrogen atoms | ![]() | 6 |
8823677951 | solution | all components in mixture evenly distributed | ![]() | 7 |
8823677952 | pH scale | a scale based on how acidic or basic a liquid is | ![]() | 8 |
8823681119 | cohesion | attraction of molecules of same substance | ![]() | 9 |
8823681120 | solute | the substance that is dissolved | ![]() | 10 |
8823691072 | acid | a chemical substance, having a substance lower then 7 | ![]() | 11 |
8823691073 | adhesion | attraction of molecules of different substances | ![]() | 12 |
8823693363 | solvent | the substance in which the solute dissolves | ![]() | 13 |
8823693364 | base | the starting | 14 | |
8823697201 | mixture | a material designed by two or more elements or compounds physically mixed together | ![]() | 15 |
8823697202 | suspension | mixture of water and non dissolved material | ![]() | 16 |
8823697203 | buffer | a solution that resists changes in pH when acid or alkali is added to it. Buffers typically involve a weak acid or alkali together with one of its salts. | ![]() | 17 |
8823700237 | monomer | a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer. | ![]() | 18 |
8823700238 | nucleic acid | a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain. | ![]() | 19 |
8823703087 | polymer | a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic organic materials used as plastics and resins. | ![]() | 20 |
8823703103 | nucleotide | a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA. | ![]() | 21 |
8823706188 | carbohydrate | any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body. | ![]() | 22 |
8823708197 | protein | any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms, especially as structural components of body tissues such as muscle, hair, collagen, etc., and as enzymes and antibodies. | ![]() | 23 |
8823711615 | monosaccharide | any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar. | ![]() | 24 |
8823711616 | amino acid | a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group. | ![]() | 25 |
8823714016 | lipid | any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids. | ![]() | 26 |
8823714017 | chemical reaction | something that can not go back like baking a cake | ![]() | 27 |
8823717159 | catalyst | a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. | ![]() | 28 |
8823717160 | reaction | a process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products | ![]() | 29 |
8823721629 | enzyme | a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction. | ![]() | 30 |
8823721630 | product | a substance produced during a natural, chemical, or manufacturing process. | ![]() | 31 |
8823724570 | substrate | a substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular. | ![]() | 32 |
8823728378 | activation energy | the minimum quantity of energy that the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction. | ![]() | 33 |
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