CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

MOLECULECOMPOUNDIONIC BOUNDATOMISOTOPENUCLEUSELECTRON VANDER WAALS FORCESELEMENTCOVALENT BOUND

VOCABULARY

THINK ABOUT IT!

• What are you made up?

Just as buildings are made from bricks, steels, glass and wood, living things are made from chemical compounds.

• When you breathe, eat, or drink, your body uses the substances in air, food, and water to carry out chemical reactions that keep you alive.

• The first job of a life science scientist is to understand the chemistry of life.

ATOMS

ATOMS

PROTONS AND NEUTRONS

ELECTRONS

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“What three subatomic particles make up atoms?

The subatomic Particles that make up atoms are protons, neutrons, and electrons.

ELEMENTS

ELEMENTS

ISOTOPES

ISOTOPES

ISOTOPES

RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES

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“How are all of the isotopes of an electron similar?

Because they have the same numbers of electrons, all isotopes of an element have the same chemical properties.

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

CHEMICALS COMPOUNDS

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“In what ways do compounds differs from their components elements?

The physical and chemical properties of a compound are usually different from those elements which it form from.

CHEMICALS BONDS

IONIC BOUND

IONIC BOUND

IONIC BOUND

IONIC BOUND

IONIC BOUND

COVALENT BOUND

COVALENT BOUND

COVALENT BOUNDS

VAN DER WAALS FORCES

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“What are the main types of bound?

The main types of chemicals bounds are ionic bounds and covalent bounds