BIOL 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chemical Polarity, Covalent Bond, Ionic Bonding

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Element: substance that cannot be broken down into any other substances, it is composed of only one kind of atom. Molecule: formed when two or more atoms are joined chemically. Compound: substance consisting of two or more different elements combined in a xed ratio. Atomic number: the number of protons in an atom (they are all unique: ex. Mass number: sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus: ex. Other elements: (covered in class: helium, 2 protons, 2 neutrons, mass number: 4, atomic number: 2, atomic weight: 4 g, helium is an inert gas. Unreactive (valence is full: deuterium, 1 proton, 1 neutron, mass number: 2, atomic number: 1, atomic weight: 2 g, stable isotope of hydrogen. Trace elements: found in body but only in very small quantities: help prevent disease, common additive to foods, found in some vitamins.

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