sharing of electrons form a stromg bnd between atoms
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how many covalent bonds can carbon make?
4
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when do double bonds usually occur?
hydrocarbon chains carbon with carbon and carbon with o2
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name the groups of the biological molecules
carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids
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define monomer and polymer
monomer - single small molecule which is one of the units bonded together to form a polymer. polymer - a large molecule made up of many repeating monomers covalently bonded together
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hydrolysis?
a reaction in which a molecule is broken down into smaller molecules by the addition of water and the breaking of covalent bonds
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condensation?
a type of chemical reaction in which two molecules are joined together by means of covalent bond to form a larger molecule. water is released
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hydrogen bonds?
not strong, forms some polar molecules - one part is slightly positive the other is slightly negatively charged e.g. water ( some polymers thousands of hydrogen bonds can form helping to stabilise the structure of the molecule)
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