5093594188 | atom | the smallest basic unit of matter | ![]() | 0 |
5093596986 | element | one particular type of atom; it cannot be broken down into a simpler substance | ![]() | 1 |
5093620105 | compound | a substance made of atoms of different elements bonded together in a certain ratio | ![]() | 2 |
5093622856 | ion | an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons | ![]() | 3 |
5093624497 | ionic bond | bond formed between a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion | ![]() | 4 |
5093628118 | covalent bond | bond formed when atoms share a pair of electrons | ![]() | 5 |
5093630686 | molecule | two or more atoms held together held together by covalent bonds | ![]() | 6 |
5093634685 | cohesion | the attraction among molecules of the same substance | ![]() | 7 |
5093636158 | adhesion | the attraction between molecules of different substances | ![]() | 8 |
5093637928 | solution | mixture of substance that is equally mixed throughout | ![]() | 9 |
5093640051 | solvent | the substance in a solution that there is more of; it dissolves the other substance | ![]() | 10 |
5093643261 | solute | the substance in a solution that there is less of; it gets dissolved | ![]() | 11 |
5093647481 | carbohydrates | molecules that are made of Carbon, Hydrogen, and oxygen | ![]() | 12 |
5093653318 | lipids | molecules that include fats, oils and cholesterol | ![]() | 13 |
5093654770 | protein | a polymer made of monomers | ![]() | 14 |
5093660815 | amino acid | molecules that contain Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and sometimes sulfur; the building blocks of protein | ![]() | 15 |
5093666336 | nucleic acid | polymers that contain instructions to build proteins | ![]() | 16 |
5093668003 | catalyst | substance that decreases the activation energy needed for a chemical reaction to start | ![]() | 17 |
5093670249 | enzyme | catalysts for chemical reactions on living things(organisms need them to break down food, build proteins, and for your immune system to work) | ![]() | 18 |
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