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Campbell's Biology Chapter 2 Flashcards

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220187165neutrona subatomic particle that has no charge and that is located in the nucleus of an atom
220187166hydrogen bondweak chemical bond formed by the attraction of positively charged hydrogen atoms to other negatively charged atoms
220187167saltsodium chloride NaCl
220187168covalent bonda chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule
220187169atom(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
220187170electronegativity(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an hydrogen bond
220187171matterthat which has mass and occupies space
220187172polar covalent bonda covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally
220187173double covalent bonda bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons
220187174temperaturethe intensity of heat
220187175solutiona liquid consisting of a homogeneous mixture of 2 or more substances
220187176ionic bonda chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a negative ion
220187177chemical bondan electrical force linking atoms
220187178elementany of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
220187179heata form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
220187180bufferan ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
220187181cohesionan attraction between molecules of the same substance
220187182solutethe dissolved substance in a solution
220187183acid precipitationprecipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere
220187184atomic weightthe number of protons plus the number of neutrons
220187185protona stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
220187186electronan elementary particle with negative charge
220187187pH scalemeasurement system used to indicate the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; ranges from 0 to 14
220187188reactanta chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
220187189nonpolar covalent bonda covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are shared equally by the bonded atoms, resulting in a balanced distribution of electrical charge
220187190polar moleculea molecule in which the charges are unevenly distributed
220187191producta chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
220187192mass numberthe sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus
220187193trace elementAn element indispensable for life but required in extremely minute amounts.
220187194acida substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution
220187195surface tensiona measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid
220187196solventa liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
220187197basea compound that accepts H+ ions and removes them from solution
220187198moleculetwo or more atoms held together by covalent bonds
220187199chemical reactiona process leading to chemical changes in matter
220187200electron shellan energy level representing the distance of an electron from the nucleus of an atom
220187201atomic numbernumber of protons in an atom
220187202nucleusthe center of an atom containing protons and neutrons
220187203isotopea variant form of an element
220187204ionan atom with an electrical charge resulting from gain or loss of an electron
220187205radioactive isotopean isotope with a decayed nucleus giving off energy

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