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A compound with one side having a negative charge and the otherside a positive side
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Polar compound
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A weak chemical bond between the hydrogen atoms in one molecule and a negatively charged region of another molecule; holds two H2o Molecules together
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Hydrogen bond
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An attractive force between particles of the same kind
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Cohesion
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Is the attraction force between unlike substances
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Adhesion
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The reaction of a liquid surface with a solid; allows water to creep up the interior of a narrow vessel
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Capillarity
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Clusters of atoms; a structural building block that determines the characteristics of a chemical compound
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Functional groups
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Is an organic compound with a hydroxyl group attached to one of its carbon atoms
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Alcohol
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A repeated, single-molecule unit in a polymer
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Monomer
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A compound consisting of repeated linked monomers
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Polymers
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A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
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Macromoleculars
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What bonds two or monomers together to form a polymer
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Condensation reaction
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The splitting of a molecule though reaction with water
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Hydrolysis
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Referring to the molecular attraction of water
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Hydrophilic
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Referring to the molecular repulsion of water
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Hydrophobic
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A molecule present in all living cells and acting as an energy source for metabolic processes
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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