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bio Chapter 3 & 4
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Biology
10th Grade
08/20/2009

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Cohesion
Definition
attracted to itself
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Adhesion
Definition
attracted to others
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calorie
Definition
amt of heat it take to raise the temp in ONE gram of water ONE degree
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Kilocalorie
Definition
amt of heat it takes to raise the temp in ONE kilogram of water ONE degree.
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Temperature
Definition
heat intensity due to kinetic energy
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specific heat
Definition
amt of heat that must be absorbed or lost for one gram of a substance to change its temp by one degree
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Heat of vaporization
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amt of heat a liquid mys absorb for one gram to be converted to a gaseous state
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Hydrophilic
Definition
water loving. polar compounds.
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Hydrophobic
Definition
water hating. nonpolar compounds
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When a hydrogen bond shifts from one molecule to the other, whats transfered is a ....
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hydrogen ion
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water molecule that lost proton during shifting of hydrogen bond...
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hydroxide ion
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Acids...
Definition
increase relative hydrogen
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Bases...
Definition
reduce relative hydrogen
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carbon has how many electrons? valence?
Definition
six. four.
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Isomers...
Definition
compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures and properties
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Hydroxyl group...also called...
Definition
hydrogen atom bonded to oxygen atom which is bonded to carbon skeleton. Alcohols
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Carbonyl group...also called?
Definition
carbon atom joined to an oxygen atom by a double covalent bond. ketone.
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Carboxyl group...also called?
Definition
oxygen atom double bonded to a carbon atom that is also bonded to a hydroxyl group. Carboxilic acids
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Amino group...also called?
Definition
nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms and to the carbon skeletons. only one with nitrogen. Amines
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Sulfhydryl group...also called?
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sulfur atom bonded to atom of hydrogen. only one with sulfur. resembles hydroxyl group in shape. Thiols.
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Phosphate group...also called?
Definition
phosphate ion attached by one if its oxygen atoms to a carbon skeleton. only one with phosphorus. Organic phosphates
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