Atoms & Bonding Organic Chemistry WaterpHGrab Bag
This subatomic particle determines physical properties
What is the proton?
The type of bond pictured above (electrons are shared)
What are covalent bonds?
The type of bond depicted to the right
What are ionic bonds?
The charge of an atom that has 114 protons and 117 electrons.
What is -3?
The percent of mass located in the nucleus of an atom
What is >99%
The organic compound responsible for most of the human body’s structure and function
What is a protein?
The organic compound that provides energy, as well as structure in plants
What are carbohydrates?
The monomer of nucleic acid
What are nucleotides?
The specific name for the process when monomers become polymers
What is dehydration synthesis?
The atom that provides the skeleton for all organic compounds
What is carbon?
This is the molecular property that makes water have so many special qualities
What is its polarity?
Because of their oppositely charged ends, water molecules stick to each other due to this type of bond
What is a hydrogen bond?
The phenomenon that occurs when molecules of different substances attract to each other
What is adhesion?
Demo Daily Double
The reason this happens
In Kool-aid, this is the solvent
What is the water?
The pH of a “neutral” substance
What is pH 7?
The type of substance that contain high concentrations of H+ ions
What are acids?
The approximate pH of bleach (plus or minus 1)
What is 13?
A weak acid or base that prevents sharp changes in pH
What are buffers?
The formula for the breakdown of water into its two ion constituents
What is
A charged atom
What is an ion?
The most abundant element in the universe, by far
What is hydrogen?
This subatomic particle determines how atoms interact (chemical properties)
What is the electron? What do these have in common?
These proteins catalyze chemical reactions
What are enzymes? Bonus points for naming a, b, or d
Action Daily Double
Diagram the monomers of the organic molecules