Atomic Structure
The three subatomic particles that make up an Atom
What are proton, neutron and electron?
How the atomic number is determined for an Atom
Isotope
What is an atom of the same element that has a different number of neutrons?
Organic Compound
What are compounds made primarily of carbon atoms?
When water is used to break down a polymer
What is a hydrolysis reaction?
Overall electrical charge of an Atom
What is Neutral or no charge?
Take the Mass of the atom and subtract the atomic number to find this ___
What is the number of neutrons in an atom?
A bond that forms between atoms when they share one or more pairs of electrons.
What is a covalent bond?
In organic compounds these clusters of atoms influence the characteristics of the molecules they compose
What are functional groups?
Organic compounds composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
What are proteins?
Electrical charge of an Electron
What is negative?
What are the most stable elements having 8 electrons in their outermost rings?
The quantity of matter that an object has
What is Mass?
polymers
What is a molecule that consists of repeated links of monomers
Macromolecules
What are large polymers such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids?
The location of the protons and neutrons in an atom
What is the nucleus?
The only element with no neutrons
What is Hydrogen?
The number of protons in an atom is called
What is the atomic number?
Condensation reaction
What is when monomers link to form polymers and release a water molecule?
Phospholipids
What are lipids that have two fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol?
The number of electrons in the outermost ring to make an element most stable.
What are 8?
True or False...Oxygen exists in nature as a single Atom
False
Ionic Bond
What is a bond created by a donation of electrons resulting in an electrical attraction?
Carbohydrate
What are organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2:1?
Contains information that determines the characteristics of an organism and directs its cells activities.
What is DNA?