Chapter 2

Jenny mixes up a batch of pancake batter, then stirs in some chocolate chips. As she is waiting for the first few pancakes to cook, she notices the chocolate chips sinking to the bottom of the clear glass mixing bowl. The chocolate-chip batter is an example of a

Suspension

Covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonds

True

The smallest unit of an element that still retains the distinctive behavior of that element is an

atom

AB -> A + B is a general notation for a

decomposition reaction

Egg white once fried is not liquid anymore. This shape change is an example of protein

denaturation

What organic compound do brain cells primarily rely on for fuel?

glucose

C6 H12 O6 is the chemical formula for a

monosaccharide

A pentose sugar is a part of the monomer used to build which type of macromolecule?

nucleic acid

The characteristic that gives an element its distinctive properties is its number of

protons