BIOL 1001 Lecture : Bio 1001 - Ch.2 Atoms Molecules Life Notes

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An understanding of chemistry is important because the interaction between the lowest levels of biological organization. The basic unit of all forms of matter is the atom: atom the smallest unit of matter that retains the physical and. At the core of the atom known as the nucleus. Element a collection of atoms of the same type: a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions, composed of atoms. The atomic nucleus: the atomic number is constant for a given element. Atomic number the number of protons in an atom of a particular element. Atomic weight the number of protons plus the number of neutrons. Isotopes atoms of the same element which have different atomic weights. The atoms of a particular element may have different number of neutrons (different amount of neutrons) (isotopes) Electron orbitals the three-dimensional space around the nucleus of an.

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