BIOL 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hydrogen Bond, Ionic Bonding, Atomic Number

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Because the number of positively charged protons usually equals the number of negatively charged electrons, the atom is electrically neutral and has no net positive or negative charge. Isotope: elements that have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons: examples: 12^c = 6 protons, 6 neutrons (most common) 14^c = 6 protons, 8 neutrons (2 extra neutrons = radioactive carbon: radioactive decay: if an element has too many neurons, it may be unstable and give off energy (radiation) to get rid of extra neutrons. Example: 14^c is an unstable radioisotope that decays (gives off energy) until it turns into nitrogen (14^n). Attach radioscopes to molecules and track where they go: example: in photosynthesis, plants release oxygen. 6 h2o + 6 co2 >>> c6h12o6 + 6 o2. Experiment: use radioactive 18^o (in h2o) instead of o and find : 6 h2o + 6 co2 >>>

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