1. Predict what type of bond each of the following pairs will form (ionic or covalent bond).
a. oxygen and nitrogen
b. phosporous and oxygen
c. magnesium and chlorine
2. A diet that includes a high level of lipids (fats) is unhealthy. Why is a diet containing no lipids also unhealthy?
3. a. Explain the difference between organic and inorganic compounds.
b. Farmers often can taste their soil to determine whether the soil has the correct acidity for the plants. How would taste help the farmers determine the acidity of the soil?
4. Why is pure air called a solution? List three characteristics of a solution.
Please help! If you are able to answer all four questions, you will be awarded with ten points. If not, then I appreciate any help I can get. Thank you!
2007-01-13 04:13:47 · 7 answers · asked by Dee 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If anyone else is going to answer the question, I would appreciate it if you only answered the question : List three characteristics of a solution. Please and thanks!
2007-01-13 05:21:20 · update #1
Much thanks to the people who helped answered these questions! I really appreciate it. I have finished with my homework, so no one needs to answer the questions anymore. Thanks once again! Bye!
2007-01-13 05:35:35 · update #2
A. covalent
B. covalent
C. ionic
2. You need lipids for your body to function properly.
3. A. Organic compounds are produced by living things. Inorganic compounds are produced by non-living natural processes or by human intervention in the laboratory
3.b. if the soil is sour it's acidic.
4. It's called a solution becaused it's the same throught. It looks uniform. charactaristics:looks uniform, mixture, it's made of different things-not an element.
I hope i helped some! Good luck! =]
2007-01-13 04:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by Ang 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.a-cov b-cov c-ion
2 lipids is a basic substance in the mebrane of cells.
3 a)organic compound consist of C.b)unorganic dont
4it is called that cause it mainly consists of O2 N2 and other.1(in a solution there are no bond between the molecles of the substances as in a chemical reaction) i can only think of one characteristic at the moment, sorry. but hypothetically speaking i did answer to all four,you didnt specify completely $$$
2007-01-13 12:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by cuffmugger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A. covalent
B. covalent
C. ionic
2. Lipids serve as a source of fuel and are an important constituent of the structure of cells.
3.organic compound-compound that contains carbon (except carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and carbonates.)
inorganic compounds-compounds composed of elements other than carbon. A few simple compounds of carbon, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide.
Organic has carbon inorganic doesn't.
4. it's not mixed.
2007-01-13 13:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by ????? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how are you ever going to learn... you can't post the exam questions on here so if you can figure out those questions you'll pass the class in a jiffy!!
2007-01-13 12:18:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
#1 i think oxygen and nitrogen bond to creat something important that i feel i should already know....but i don't.
2007-01-13 12:18:40 · answer #5 · answered by Barbeaux 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
screw this i'm going over to dizzay for a minute
2007-01-13 12:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by the one and only robertc1985 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no look them up, how you gonna learn anything.
2007-01-13 12:16:38 · answer #7 · answered by sidekick 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋