PLSC 363 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Emergence, Ionic Bonding, Reversible Reaction
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Chapter 2 the chemical context of life. Explain how na and cl can be an example of an emergent property. An emergent property is a new property that arises with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases. When the metal na and the poisonous gas cl combine, they form the edible nacl. Beetle ejects a spray of boiling hot liquid that contains irritating chemicals that are generated at the moment of ejection by the reaction of two sets of chemicals. Element required by an organism in only minute quantities. ex: fe and i. Connect the theme of evolution with sunflowers and the tolerance of toxic elements. Sunflowers can take up lead, zinc, and other heavy metals in concentrations that would kill most organisms. Explain the difference between c-12, c-13, and c-14.
