Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life; Vocabulary QUIZ

A pure substance that consists of entirely one type of atom.

• element
• atom

• isotope

• ion

one of several forms of a single element, each of which contains the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

• molecule

• compound

• isotope

• ion

a type of bond between atoms in which the electrons are shared

• compound bond

• element bond

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

the smallest unit of most compounds that displays all the properties of that compound

• molecule

• compound

• atom

• element

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the basic unit of matter

• isotope

• electron

• atom

• nucleus

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The center of an atom, which contains protons and neutrons

• atom

• protons

• neutrons

• nucleus

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a compound that releases hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution, and has a pH greater than 7

• acid

• base

• buffer

• solution

the attraction between molecules of the same substance

• compound

• ionic bond

• cohesion

• adhesion

a type of bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another

• hydrogen bond

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• triple bond

a type of mixture in which all the components are evenly distributed

• solution

• cohesion

• adhesion

• acid