BIOL 190 Study Guide - Final Guide: Microtubule, Osmoregulation, Centrosome

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Matter= anything that has mass and takes up space. Element a substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by ordinary chemical means. Compound a substance consisting of two or more different elements in a fixed ratio. Neutrons and protons are packed in a nucleus. Electrons orbit the nucleus atomic mass = mass number. Ved in the chemical activity of an atoms. Valance shell the outermost shell, determines the chemical properties of the atom. If valance shell is not full atoms will interact with other atoms to fill their valance shells. Reactive atoms valance shell not filled, unstable and willing to form bonds. A covalent bond connects two hydrogen atoms in a molecule of the gas h2 electronegativity the attraction for shared electrons more electronegative atoms pull harder. The hydrogen atoms of a water molecule are attached to oxygen by polar covalent bonds. Polar molecule (water) has an unequal distribution of charges.

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