BIOL 2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chemical Polarity, High-Protein Diet, Hydrogen Bond

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Cell biology: an understanding of chemistry is important because the interaction between atoms is one of the lowest levels of biological organization. The basic unit of all forms of matter is the atom. --atom is the smallest unit of matter that retains the physical and chemical properties of the element: atoms are made up of subatomic particles. The 3 most stable subatomic particles are: neutrons, protons, and electrons. --electron orbitals are the three-dimensional space around the nucleus of an atom where an electron will be found. This interaction may result in two atoms forming a chemical bond. --a molecule is two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. The smallest unit that retains the physical and chemical properties of a compound. If an atom has an almost empty or an almost full outer electron shell is likely to form an ion. --an ion is a charged atom or molecule.

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