Atom, Elements, Compounds
An atom
What is the basic building block of matter
An ionic bond
What is Gaining or losing electrons
Substance that increases the rate of a reaction
What is a catalyst
Meaning of polar molecules
What is two atoms in a molecule/compound has both a positive or negative charge
A reaction that energy is being released
What is endothermic
An element
What is a pure substance made up entirely of one type of atom
A covalent bond
What is Sharing a pair of electrons
All enzymes are these type of carbon-based biomolecule
What is proteins
Meaning of water being a universal solvent
What is the ability to dissolve wide ranges of substances
A lower concentration of H+ ions
What is Basic
The difference between a compound and atom
What is one type of atom vs two or more types of atoms
The weaker type of bond
What is Covalent bond
Changes affecting enzymes
What is pH and temperature
the charge of oxygen in a water molecule
The balance of internal systems
What is homestasis
The two subparts of an atom that are located in the center (nucleus)
What is Proton & Neutron
The difference between ionic and covalent bonding
What is "Ionic is losing and gaining electron(s) and
Covalent is sharing the same electron(s)
Activation energy
What is the amount of energy reactants must absorb in order to break chemical bonds
this side of the PH scale has the most hydrogen ions
What is Acids
The reason water molecules stick together to create surface tension
What is Hydrogen bonds
The space in an atom where electrons are located
What is the Electron Cloud
Hydrogen bond
What is a bond
Denaturation
What is the process of altering the structure of proteins or nucleic acids, causing them to lose their folded structure
The properties of water
What is Cohesion, Adhesion, High specific heat
The outcome of atoms during a chemical reaction
What is bonds between atoms are broken and new bonds form between different atoms