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