BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 2

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An understanding of chemistry is important because the interaction between atoms is one of the lowest levels of biological organization: atoms, the most basic unit of matter, 3 subatomic particles (most stable) [fig. 2. 3: cation: positively charged because it gave an electron (fig. 2. 3: ionic bond, formed by attraction in oppositely charged ions after completion of electron transfer (a) satisfies outer energy requirement (fig. 2. 3: ionic compounds, salts, form crystals as a solid, strong in crystal, break in water, nacl, covalent bond, two atoms sharing an electron, strong (amount of energy it takes to break, single vs. Double (2 shared vs. 4 shared: nonpolar: electrons shared equally (fig. 2. 4a: polar: electron pair sharing not equal (fig. 2. 4b) (1) h2o (a) most polar substance: hydrogen bond, formed by charge attraction when a hydrogen atom which is covalently bonded to one atom is attracted to another (fig.

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