Basic Chemistry
Chemical Reactions
Water Properties
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry Pt. 2
100
The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of what?
What are protons
100
The name for an atom that has gained electrons
What is Anion
100
The tendency of water to cling to a substance other than itself
What is adhesion
100
A chemical reaction that creates polymers by removing a water molecule
What is dehydration synthesis
100
The monomers of proteins are
What are amino acids
200
The atomic mass of an element is equal to its
What is number of protons and neutrons
200
The name for an atom that has lost electrons
What are cations
200
The tendency of water to stick to itself (other water molecules)
What is cohesion
200
Monomers of Carbohydrates are known as -
What are monosaccharides
200
A compound that helps the body to resist changes in pH
What is a buffer
300
What are the three subatomic particles and their respective charges?
What are protons (positive), neutrons (neutral) and electrons (negative)
300
A type of chemical bond formed by a cation and anion being attracted to one another
What are ionic bonds
300
When H+ ions are released into water it forms a -
What is an acid
300
The type of chemical reaction that creates monomers by adding water to a polymer
What is hydrolysis
300
The two types of secondary structure in proteins
What are alpha helix and beta sheet
400
What are the six elements that make up 98.5% of the human body weight?
What are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous
400
A type of chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons
What are covalent bonds
400
A substance with a pH of 2.6 will be an example of an -
What is an acid
400
A polymer of glucose used in humans for energy storage
What is glycogen
400
The type of metabolism that involves exergonic reactions
What is catabolism
500
Isotopes of elements differ in the number of
What are neutrons
500
A type of covalent bond formed when electrons are unequally shared between atoms
What are polar covalent bonds
500
A cleaning product like Bangley-Be-Gone will be an example of a -
What is a base
500
The three monosaccharides you have to know are -
What are glucose, galactose and fructose
500
The most important function of enzymes
What is acting as a catalyst in biochemical reactions to lower activation energy for the creation or destruction of polymers
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