introduction to chemistry
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Introduction to CHEMISTRY. Composition of Matter. Everything in Universe is composed of matter Matter is anything that occupies space (has volume) and has mass. Everything in Universe is composed of matter. Matter is everything around you. Matter is anything made of atoms and - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Introduction to CHEMISTRY
Composition of Matter
• Everything in Universe is composed of matter–Matter is
anything that occupies space (has volume) and has mass
Everything in Universe is composed of matter.
• Matter is everything around you.
• Matter is anything made of – atoms and –molecules.
• 96% of the mass of an organism is composed of
• 4 elements (kinds of atoms)
• Oxygen• Carbon• Hydrogen• Nitrogen
Each element (atom) is unique and arranged in the “Periodic Table of the Elements” is a nicely organized collection of data about the properties of the elements.
Atoms• Are the simplest
particle of an element (matter) that retains all the properties of that element
• Atoms are made of three parts.
The Nucleus
• The NUCLEUSConsists of 2 parts
• positive charged
protons• neutral neutrons
and the Electrons
• Negatively charged particles• Travel at very high speeds at various distances around the
nucleus
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
Compounds• Most
elements do not exist by themselves
• Elements combine with other elements in a predictable fashion
Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Compounds
• A compound is a pure substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements
– The ratio of atoms are always fixed for a particular compound.
H2O
Chemical formulas shows the kinds and ratio of atoms of each element that occurs in a particular compound.
Water = 2 Hydrogen + 1 Oxygen
Simplest form of a substances of two or more atoms held together• (a compound such as water held
together by covalent bonds)
that retains all of the properties of the substance
Some molecules are large and complex. These are not large
Molecules
Large Molecules in Organisms
Nucleic Acids
Macromolecules