Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781260231700
Author: Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 10A
Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The characteristics of a carbon atom.

Introduction:

An element is a pure substance of one type of atom, or it is a species of an atom having the same the number of protons in its atomic nucleus. For example, there are 118 known elements in periodic the table.

A compound is the combination of two or more different elements, whether it is same or different. A covalent bond is formed when same or different elements share electrons. For example, water (H2O) in which two hydrogen atoms are joined with one oxygen atom or share electrons.

A molecule is the combination of two or more same types of elements.

For example,H2 is the combination of two hydrogen atoms.

Octet rule: It is a rule which is followed when compound formation occurs. According to this rule, atoms of main-group elements tend to combine in such a way that each atom has eight electrons in its valence shell, giving it the same electron configuration as a noble gas. The electronic configuration is the arrangement of electrons according to the increasing energies of the orbitals.

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Chapter 2 Solutions

Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)

Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.2 - List the different types of bonds that occur...Ch. 2.2 - Compare the relative strengths of ionic, covalent,...Ch. 2.2 - Identify whether carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.2 - Explain the difference between a polar and...Ch. 2.3 - Evaluate which properties of water are important...Ch. 2.3 - Identify common acidic and basic substances.Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 2.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 2.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.4 - 2. Identify the role of a functional group. Ch. 2.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 2.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.4 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 2.5 - Identify the structural element that all...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.6 - Compare the structures of fats, phospholipids, and...Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 2.6 - State the common characteristic of all lipids.Ch. 2.6 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.6 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 2.7 - Describe the functions of proteins in cells.Ch. 2.7 - 2. Explain how a polypeptide is constructed from...Ch. 2.7 - Compare the four levels of protein structure.Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 1QTCCh. 2.7 - Prob. 2QTCCh. 2.7 - Prob. 3QTCCh. 2.7 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 2.7 - Describe how amino acids are formed.Ch. 2.7 - Compare and contrast the four levels of protein...Ch. 2.8 - Prob. 1LOCh. 2.8 - Prob. 2LOCh. 2.8 - Explain the difference between DNA and RNACh. 2.8 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 2.8 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 2 - Prob. S1.1BYBCh. 2 - Prob. S1.1ABYBCh. 2 - Prob. F1.2BYBCh. 2 - Prob. 1ACh. 2 - Prob. 2ACh. 2 - Prob. 3ACh. 2 - Prob. 4ACh. 2 - Prob. 5ACh. 2 - Prob. 6ACh. 2 - Prob. 7ACh. 2 - Prob. 8ACh. 2 - Prob. 9ACh. 2 - Prob. 10ACh. 2 - Prob. 11ACh. 2 - Prob. 12ACh. 2 - Prob. 13ACh. 2 - Prob. 14ACh. 2 - Prob. 15ACh. 2 - Prob. 16ACh. 2 - A lipid that contains four fused carbon rings is a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 18ACh. 2 - Prob. 19ACh. 2 - Prob. 20ACh. 2 - Prob. 21ACh. 2 - Prob. 22ACh. 2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 2 - Prob. 2TCCh. 2 - Prob. 3TC
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