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amino acid
any 1 of 20 different naturally occurring organic molecules that combine to form proteins
biochemical compound
any organic compound that has an important role in living things
bond angle
the angle formed by 2 bonds to the same atom
bond length
the average distance between the nuclei of 2 bonded atoms
carbohydrate
any organic compound that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that provides nutrients to the cells of living things
chemical bond
the attractive force that holds atoms or ions together
chemical structure
the arrangement of bonded atoms or ions within a substance
covalent bond
a bond formed when atoms share 1 or more pairs of electrons (NM + NM)
empirical formula
the simplest chemical formula of a compound that tells the smallest whole number ration of atoms in the compound
ionic bond
a bond formed by the attraction between OPPOSITLY charged ions
metallic bond
a bond formed by the attraction between POSITIVELY charged metal ions and the electrons around them
molecular formula
a chemical formula that reports the actual numbers of atoms in one molecule of a compound
organic compound
any covalently bonded compound that contains carbon
polyatomic ion
an ion made of 2 or more atoms that are covalently bonded & act like a single ion
polymer
a large organic molecule made of many smaller bonded units
protein
a biological polymer made o fbonded amino acids
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Science 4
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2009-11-21T17:07:14Z
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