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Chapter 2: The Nature of Molecules


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Chapter 2: The Nature of Molecules

p. 20: matter, atoms, electrons, nucleus (sing.; pl.= nuclei), protons, neutrons, atomic number, mass, weight, atomic mass, daltons, element, isotopes

p. 21: radioactive decay, radioactive isotopes, half-life, ions, cation, anion

p. 22: orbital, potential energy, oxidation, reduction

p. 23: energy level

p. 24: periodic table, valence electrons, inert, octet rule, rule of eight

p. 26: molecule, compound, chemical bonds, ionic bonds, ionic compound

p. 27: covalent bonds, diatomic, double bonds, single bonds, triple bonds, structural formulas, molecular formulas, chemical reaction, reactants, products, catalyst

p. 28: water

p. 29: electronegativity, tetrahedron, polar molecules, hydrogen bonds

p. 30: cohesion, adhesion, surface tension, capillary action, specific heat

p. 31: heat of vaporization, soluble, hydration shell, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, hydrophobic exclusion

p. 32: hydroxide ion, ionization, mole, molar concentration, pH scale, logarithmic, acid, base

p. 33: buffer, blood acidosis, blood alkalosis

 

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