General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry

General, Organic, & Biological
Chemistry
Adequate Intake (AI) - ANSWER The daily intake of a nutrient believed to be sufficient to
meet the needs of people

Ag - ANSWER Silver

Al - ANSWER Aluminum

Anion - ANSWER Negative ion (usually nonmetals)

Ar - ANSWER Argon

Atomic weight - ANSWER refers to the average mass of the atoms in a naturally occurring
sample of the element

Au - ANSWER Gold

B - ANSWER Boron

Ba - ANSWER Barium

Be - ANSWER Beryllium

C - ANSWER Carbon

Ca - ANSWER Calcium

Can atoms be divided? - ANSWER no

Cation - ANSWER Positive ion (usually metals)

Cl - ANSWER Chlorine

Cu - ANSWER Copper

Define element - ANSWER A substancce that contains only one type of atom

Define polyatomic ion - ANSWER An ion consisting of two or more atoms

F - ANSWER Fluorine

Fe - ANSWER Iron

H - ANSWER hydrogen

He - ANSWER Helium

Hg - ANSWER Mercury

I - ANSWER Iodine

In an addition/ subtraction problems, what is the number in the final answer determined by? -
ANSWER The amount of numbers after the decimal

K - ANSWER Potassium