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Chemistriy of Life Chapter 2
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Undergraduate 2
01/11/2009

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Levels of chemical organization are
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Atoms,elements, molecules , and compounds
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Nucleus
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central core of atom
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Proton
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positively charged particle in nucleus
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Neutron
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non-charged particle in nucleus
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Atomic mass
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number of protons in the nucleus determines the type of atom
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Energy Levels
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regions surrounding atomic nucleus that contain electrons
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Electron
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negatively charged particle
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Energy levels contain what
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up to eight electrons in each level
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energy levels increases with
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distance from nucleus
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Element
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a pure substance made up of only one kind of atom
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Molecule
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a group of atoms bound together in a group
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compound
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substances whose molecules have more than one kind of atom
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Chemical bonds
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form to make atoms more stable
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Chemical bonds outermost energy level of
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each atom when full
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Atoms may share
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electrons or donate or borrow them to become stable
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Ions form
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when an atom gains or loses elecrons in its outer energy level to become stable
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Positive ion
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has lost electrons indicated by superscript positive sign(s) as in Na+ or Ca++
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Negative ion
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has gained electrons indicated by superscript negative sign(s)as in CI-
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Ionic bonds form when psositive and negative ions attract each other because of
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Electrical attraction
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