Carbon Compounds/Thursday quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Organic Compounds | compounds that contain carbon also known as carbon compounds |
| Hydrocarbon | An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
| Fossil Fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
| Polymers | large carbon compound made up of monomers. It has long chains of carbons, just like a necklace made of beads. |
| Monomers | the building blocks of polymers |
| Carbon Compound | Compounds made up of carbon |
| Amino Acids | building blocks of proteins, |
| Nucleic Acids | DNA and RNA |
| Proteins | carbon compounds made up of amino acids, you can find it in eggs and meat |
| Acids | compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water |
| Bases | compounds that produce hydroxide ( OH) ions in water. |
| Neutralization Reaction | a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt |
| ph Scale | measurement system used to indicate the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; ranges from 0 to 14 |
| Indicator | A compound that changes color when in contact with an acid or base |
| Salts | compounds made of a metal and nonmetal that are formed when acids and bases react |
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