Element Symbol Atom › Electron Electron configuration Energy level (shell) Valence electrons › Proton Atomic number › Neutron Isotopes › Nucleus Atomic mass
Compound › Formula: simple, molecular, structural Molecular mass › Avogadro’s number › mole Chemical equations › Reactants › Products Equations
Covalent Sharing electrons › Single bond: one pair › Double bond: two pair › Triple bond: three pair Equal sharing nonpolar bond Unequal sharing polar bond The shape of geometric shape of a molecule dictates its biological function
Ionic › Cations: + (lost electron)… think of ‘Little Atom’ joke › Anions: - (gained electron) Opposites attract Form solutions › Especially in water (which is polar) › Solvent › Solute › Hydration
Hydrogen bonds › Between an atom with a partial negative charge and a H atom covalently bonded to oxygen or nitrogen › Water is ‘sticky’ › Relatively weak: break and reform easily
Oxidation-reduction Always occur together… › Oxidation loses an electron › Reduction gains an electron › OIL RIG : o xidation i s l oss; r eduction i s g ain The transfer of electrons involves the transfer of the energy of that electron: often occurs in living things