BLG 143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hydroxy Group, Chemical Equilibrium, Surface Tension
18 Sep 2016
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Water and carbon: the chemical basis of life. Valences: unpaired electrons in the valence shell of an atom. Specific heat: heat required to raise the temperature of a substance given a certain amount. Dissociation: molecules splitting into its atoms or ions. Functional groups: a group of atoms responsible for characteristics of compounds. Recall from previous notes, all theories have pattern and process components. Pattern: simple chemical compounds combines to form complex carbon- containing substances that accumulated in the ocean. Process: the complex carbon-containing substances formed because sunlight energy and extremely hot water was converted to chemical energy in the form of new chemical bonds. The theory states that due to continuous inputs of energy, the carbon-containing compounds were created rapidly and they culminated to form a substance that replicates itself. The basic structure of the atom contains three main subatomic particles: Like charges repel each other and opposite charges attract. Most of the atom"s volume is empty space.
