BIOL 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Surface Tension, Hydrophile, Atomic Number

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Smallest unit of matter = the atom. Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. Mass is a measure of the quantity of matter in any given thing. Elements are the smallest form of a specific configuration of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Numbered from smallest number of protons to largest. Chemical bonding = the process of chemical combination and rearrangement. Energy always seeks its lowest most stable state. Seeking a full outer shell - covalent bonding. Atoms will bond and share electron in order to reach a full outer shell and its most stable state. Two or more atoms bond covalently = a molecule. Polar bonds have charged negative and positive ends. Ion = a charged atom (different number of protons and electrons) Ionic bonding= when atoms either lose or gain electrons with another atom to reach stability. Ionic compound = a collection of 2 or more atoms linked through ionic bonding.

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