RHS Biochem Set 4
Terms
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- corrosion
- chemical breakdown of a metal
- structural formula
- CH3-CH2-CH3
- metalloid
- element with some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals
- alloy
- solid mixture of two different metals, such as brass
- joule
- unit of energy
- metal
- element on the left side of the periodic table, which is malleable, conducts electricity, and reacts with acids
- nonmetal
- element on the right side of the periodic table, which is brittle and does not conduct electricity
- molecular formula
- C3H8
- fossil fuel
- coal, oil, and natural gas
- combustion
- another word for burning in oxygen