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Chemical Organization in the Body
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- 1EnergyThe capacity to do work
- 2Potential Energyenergy stored by matter due to its position
- 3Kinetic Energyenergy associated with MATTER IN MOTION
KEMM - 4Chemical Energyform of potential energy
stored in the bonds of compounds, molecules - 5Activation Energynrj. required to disrupt the electrons to get the molecules to interact
- 6CatalystsEnzymes that speed up reactions by LOWERING THE ACTIVATION ENERGY
- 7Inorganic CompoundsLack Carbon
Are Structurally Simple
Include water, salts, acids and bases - 8Organic Compoundscontain carbon, usually hydrogen and are formed by covalent bonds
*include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and ATP - 9Monomerssmall molecules that join with polymers to build ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
- 10Water* is an inorganic compound
*has a HIGH HEAT CAPACITY
*HIGH HEAT OF VAPORIZATION
POLAR SOLVENT
FORMED DURING DEHYDRATION SYNTHESIS
PROVIDES A CUSHIONING AND LUBRICATING EFFECT - 11Buffer Systemminimize changes in pH of solutions by converting strong acids or bases into WEAK acids or bases
(Strong to Weak.. Analogy: An illness)
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