BIOL 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Heat Capacity, Hydrogen Bond, Ionic Compound

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31 May 2016
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Chapter 2 the nature of molecules and the properties of water: nature of atoms. Understanding the structure of atoms is critical to understanding the nature of biological molecules: atomic structure, atoms are composed of: Found in orbitals surrounding the nucleus: atomic number. Number of protons equals number of electrons. Every atom of a particular element has the same number of protons. Any substance that cannot be broken down to any other substance by ordinary chemical means: atomic mass. Mass refers to amount of substance. Weight refers to force gravity exerts on substance. Sum of protons and neutrons is the atom"s atomic mass. Each proton and neutron has a mass of approximately 1 dalton: electrons. Neutral atoms have same number of electrons and protons. Cation more protons than electrons = net positive charge. Anion fewer protons than electrons = net negative charge. Atoms of a single element that possess different numbers of neutrons.

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