BIOL 1201 : Biology Exam 1
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Lithium has a valence of 1 because its easier for it to lose one electron than gain 7: subatomic particles, atoms, the smallest unit of matter that retains all of the properties of that element, ex. Smallest unit that contains all the properties of hydrogen is a single hydrogen atom of hydrogen: molecules, the smallest unit of a compound that retains all of the properties of that compound, compound. 2: substance consisting of two or more different atoms, in specific proportions, bonded together in a specific pattern, ex. Water; hydrogen and oxygen are in a specific pattern, each hydrogen is attached to the oxygen which is in the center of the molecule: elements, fundamental unit of matter, ex. 7: sh, essentialy non-polar, polarity very weak, important in 1 part of protein, methyl, ch3, pure covalent bond, non-polar bond, not a functional group but important, c-h: hydrocarbon group, non-polar bond.
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