Unit-3biochemstry
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- atom
- smallest portion into ehich an elemnet can be broken
- ion
- an atom w/ a charge due to the gain or loss of electrons
- isotope
- 2 or more forms of a chemcial elemnet w/ the same atomic number but different number of neutrons
- compound
- substance that is formed when atoms of different elements combine chemically
- molecule
- particle in which atoms are held together by covalent bonds
- diference betweena covalent bond and ionic bond
- in ionic obnd opposites attract, covalent bond is the sharing of electrons between atoms in compounds or molecules
- dehydration synthesis
- making a bond by gettign rid of water
- hydrolysis
- makinga bond by adding water molecules
- six major alements that living things are made of
- carbon, oxygen, phophorus, sulfurm nitrogen, hydrogen
- inorganic
- compound w/o atoms of C and H together
- what is a disaccaharide
- 2 monosaccharides bonded together
- components of simple fats
- organic compound, aren't polar, yeild a large amount of energy per gram
- which organic compound makes up enzymes
- protiens
- coenzyme
- "helper" --> vitamins
- what is a catalyst
- molecule that speeds up process by lowering activation energy