Basic Biochemistry

Front

What is the negatively charged particle in an atom?

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Electron

Front

What is it called when two atoms share electrons?

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Covalent bonding

Front

What is the positively charged particle in an atom?

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Proton

Front

What is the bond called between two metals?

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Ionic bonding

Front

What particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

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Proton and neutron

Front

What is the term for a substance made of two or more different types of atoms bonded together?

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Compound

Front

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

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Atom

Front

What type of bond involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?

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Ionic bonding

Front

What is the term for the center of an atom, containing protons and neutrons?

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Nucleus

Front

What is the term for a bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons?

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Covalent bond