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  1. 1 The Structure and Function of Living Things
  1. What is chemistry?

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  1. What does anatomy have to do with the study of chemistry?

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  1. What does physiology have to do with the study of chemistry?

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2.2 Energy and Life

  1. What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?

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  1. Define the term work.

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2.3 What is the Nature of Matter?

  1. What is the difference between an atom and an element?

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  1. What is the difference between a molecule and a compound?

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  1. On what bases are solids, liquids, and gases differentiated?

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  1. What relationship does kinetic energy have to the three states of matter?
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2.4 Molecules and Kinetic Energy

  1. What is the difference between temperature and heat?

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  1. What is a calorie?

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2.5 Structure of the Atom
  1. How many protons, electrons, and neutrons are in a neutral atom of potassium having an atomic weight of 39?

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  1. How would two isotopes of oxygen differ?

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  1. Define the terms: AMU and atomic number.

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2.6 Chemical Change
  1. Why are the outermost electrons of an atom important?

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  1. Name two kinds of chemical bonds that hold atoms together. How do these bonds differ from one another?

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2.7 Water: The Essence of Life
  1. What is the difference between a polar and a non-polar molecule?

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  1. What is different about a hydrogen bond in comparison to covalent and ionic bonds?

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  1. What’s the difference between a solute and a solvent?

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  1. What relationship does kinetic energy have to homogenous solutions?

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2.8 Chemical Reactions
  1. Give an example of an ion exchange reaction.

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  1. What happens during an oxidation-reduction reaction?

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  1. Describe the difference between a reactant and a product.

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2.9 Acids, Bases and Salts
  1. What does it mean if a solution has a pH number of 3, 12, 2, 7, or 9?

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  1. If the pH of a certain solution changes from 8 to 9, what happens to the hydroxide ion concentration?

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