BSC 2010C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Valence Electron, Ionic Compound, Octet Rule

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Four elements make up 96% of living matter: chon (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen) Atoms: valence: the bonding capacity of an atom, valence electrons: # of unpaired electrons in outermost orbital, octet rule: stability in valence shell with 8 electrons. Covalent bonds: e- s shared are shared in covalent bonds, polar: charged. Electrons are shared equally: water is polar covalent bonded. Ionic bonds: involve transfer of e"s, nacl is an ionic compound, ions: charged atoms. Hydrogen bonds: individually weak, collectively strong, occur when hydrogen atom is bonded covalently to an electronegative atom and is also attracted to another electronegative atom, h2o is a good example. Isotopes: atoms with different number of neutrons in the nucleus. Living organisms have several properties and common characteristics: exhibit order, ability to reproduce, maintenance of homeostasis. Homeostasis maintains living organisms in an acceptable range. Characteristics of prokaryotes: bacteria, smaller, usually cell walls, have ribosomes (protein maker) in common w/ eukaryotes.

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