The Chemistry of Life

If something accepts electrons in a reaction, it is described as being

• Hydrolysed

• Reduced

• Oxidized

• Neutralized

Combing an acid and base will cause a ___ reaction

• Hydrolysis

• Dehydration

• Redox

• Neutralization

Assembly of a polymer involves a ___ reaction

• Hydrolysis

• Dehydration

• Redox

• Neutralization

How would you compare the van der Waals force strength between a large and small molecule?

• Larger has more force

• Larger has less force

• Large and small will experience the same force

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Water molecules are polar, with the

• oxygen side being slightly positive and the hydrogen side being slightly negative

• oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly positive

• oxygen and hydrogen sides being slightly negative

• oxygen side being slightly negative and the hydrogen side being slightly positive

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The energy needed to start a chemical reaction is called the ​ (a)  

• activation energy

• products

• catalyst

• enzymes

• reactants

A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions

• compound

• element

• atom

• molecule

A bond formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another

• bond

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• ion

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An atom that has a positive or negative charge

• ion

• proton

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

A bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms

• ionic bond

• sharing

• pair

• covalent bond

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