C
Carbon-backbone of organic compounds
H
Hydrogen- component of many compounds
O
Oxygen-Needed to break glucose to produce energy for the body
N
Nitrogen-Component of amino acids that make proteins
Ca
Calcium- Inorganic component of bone, also needed for muscle contracting and blood clotting and nerve impulses
P
Phosphorus- inorganic component of bone, component of DNA and ATP
K
Potassium- present inside of cell as K+, required for nerve impulses
Na
Sodium- present outside the cell as Na+, required for nerve impulses
Fe
Iron-Transport oxygen(in hemoglobin)
Mg
Magnesium- required for normal body metabolism
S
Sulfur- component of many proteins
Ionic Bond
Attraction of positive and negative ions
Salts
Ionic compounds
Cation
Atoms that have lost an electron and become positively charged ion(has less electrons)
Anion
Atoms that have gained and electron and become negatively charged ion (has more electrons)
Electron
Negative(-)
Proton
Positive(+)
Neutron
Neutral(=)
Covalent Bond
When atoms share electrons(strong bond)
Polar Bond
Covalent bond- Atoms share electrons unequally
Nonpolar Bond
Covalent bond- atoms share electrons equally (strong bond)
Solvent
Substance doing the dissolving
Solute
the Substances being dissolved
Hydrogen Bond
Weak attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative hydrogen atom