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| A bond in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to the other. |
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| A bond in which electrons are shared equally. e.g. O2 |
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| A bond in which electrons are shared unequally. The electrons are attracted more to the one with the larger electronegative charge. e.g. H20 |
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| The 5 Properties of Water |
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1. Solvent
2. Heat capacity
3. Lighter as a solid
4. Cohesion and high surface tension
5. Adhesion |
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| The attraction between unlike substances |
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| The attraction between like substances. |
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| A property of water and other substances in which due to adhesion, the substance rises up a wall or a tubing. |
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| Molecules containing carbon. |
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| Large organic molecules inside of living systems. May consist of hundreds of thousands of atoms. |
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| molecules that consist of a single organic unit repeated many times. |
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| A single carbon unit which can make up a polymer |
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| Organic molecules sharing similar properties because they have similar clusters of atoms. |
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Class Name: alcohol
Examples: ethanol, glycerol, sugars
Characteristics: polar, hydrophilic |
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Class Name: carboxylic acids
Examples: aceticacid, aminoacids, fattyacids, sugars
Characteristics: polar, hydrophilic, weak base |
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Class Name: amines
Examples: aminoacids
Characteristics: polar, hydrophilic, weak acid |
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Class Name: Organic phosphates
Examples: DNA, ATP, phospholipids
Characteristics: polar, hydrophilic, acidic |
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Class Name: Ketones
Examples: Acetone, sugars
Characteristics: Polar, Hydrophilic |
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Class Name: Aldehydes
Examples: Formaldehyde, sugars
Characteristics: polar, hydrophilic |
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Class Name: --
Examples: fatty acids, oils, waxes
Characteristics: nonpolar, hydrophobic |
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| The simplest kind of carbohydrate. It consists of a single sugar molecule such as fructose or glucose. Sugars have the basic formula of (CH2O)n where n is any number from 3-8 |
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| 2 sugar molecules joined by glycosidic linkage. (usually results in the loss of water) |
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| A chemical reaction in which a simple molecule is lost. |
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| When water is lost during a chemical reaction |
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| A series of connected monosaccharides. Includes starches, glycogens, celulose, and chitin. |
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