Chapter 2- Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life

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Chemical evolution

________ was first taken seriously in 1953 when a graduate student named Stanley Miller performed a breakthrough experiment.

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Electrons

________ move around atomic nuclei in specific regions called orbitals.

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Specific heat

________ is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 °C.

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Endothermic

________ " (within heating) "because thermal energy is absorbed by the system during the process.

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Electronegativity

________ is a property when atoms of different elements form a bond, they may pull shared electrons toward their nuclei with varying lengths.

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Molecules

________ or ions that acquire protons during chemical reactions and lower the hydronium ion concentration of water are called bases.

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amount of disorder

The ________ in a system (or the surrounding environment) is called entropy.

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Electron shells

________ are numbered 1, 2, 3, and so on, to indicate their relative distance from the nucleus.

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left

The initial, or reactant, molecules are shown on the ________ and the resulting, or product, molecules are shown on the right.

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anions

Negatively charged ions are called ________.

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Monomers

________ polymerize through condensation reactions, also known as dehydration reactions.

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Solvent

________ is an agent for dissolving or getting substances into solution.

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Buffers

________ are important in maintaining relatively constant conditions, or homeostasis, in organisms.

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Molarity

________ is the number of moles of the solute present per liter of solution.

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Attraction

________ between unlike molecules, in contrast, is called adhesion.

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Substances

________ that do not interact with water are said to be hydrophobic.

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Cohesion

________: Along the surface, water molecules hydrogen- bond to those next to them and below them, resulting in a net lateral and downward pull that resists the upward pull of adhesion.

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polymerization

The process of linking monomers together is called ________.

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Reactions

________ tend to be spontaneous if the products hαve lower potential energy thαn the reactants.

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Orbitals

________ are grouped into levels called electron shells.

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chemical reaction

When a(n) ________ occurs, one substance is combined with others or broken down into another substance.

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neutrons

The sum of the protons and ________ in an atom is called its mass number.

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nonpolar covalent

A bond that involves equally shared electrons is called a(n) ________ bond.

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organic compounds

Many molecules that contain carbon bonded to other elements, such as hydrogen, are called ________.

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Elements

________ are defined as substances that consist entirely of a single type of atom.

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transformation of water

The ________ vapor to liquid water releases thermal energy to the environment and is exothermic.

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Structural formulas

________ indicate which atoms in a molecule are bonded together.

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overall pH

Compounds that minimize changes in pH are called buffers because they reduce the impact of adding acids or bases on the ________ of a solution.

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Adhesion

________: At the perimeter of the surface, partial positive charges on water molecules adhere to the negative charges on glass, resulting in an upward pull.

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nonpolar molecules

The interactions between ________ that result from being brought together in an aqueous solution are called hydrophobic interactions.

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Atoms

________ with more than one unpaired electron in the valence shell can also form double bonds or triple bonds.

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Surface tension

________ is the cohesive force caused by attraction between the molecules at the surface of a liquid.

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number of unpaired electrons

The ________ found in an atoms valence shell is referred to as its valence.

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thermal energy

When two objects with different temperatures come into contact, ________ is transferred between them.

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Reactions

________ tend to be spontaneous when the product molecules are less ordered thαn the ________ molecules.

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chemical reaction

A(n) ________ that involves a transfer of protons is called an acid- base reaction.

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Attraction

________ between like molecules is called cohesion.

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chemical reactions

Substances that give up protons during ________ and raise the hydronium ion concentration of water are called acids.

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Adhesion

At the perimeter of the surface, partial positive charges on water molecules adhere to the negative charges on glass, resulting in an upward pull

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Cohesion

Along the surface, water molecules hydrogen-bond to those next to them and below them, resulting in a net lateral and downward pull that resists the upward pull of adhesion

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Open system

can exchange energy with environment, can exchange matter with environment

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Closed system

can exchange energy with environment, cannot exchange matter with environment

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Isolated system

cannot exchange energy with environment, cannot exchange matter with environment

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