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Biological Polymers Biological polymers are small, similarly composed molecules that come together to form bigger molecules in a chain-like structure (Bailey, 2018). The smaller molecules are called monomers (one molecule). When they come together they form polymers (multiple molecules). Biological or natural polymers are used to create tissue or other structures and functions in a living organism. (Picture of a glucose polymer) There are four main types of biological polymers. Carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and nucleic acids (Lumen, 2016). Carbohydrates : These molecules are composed of sugar monomers. Carbohydrates are known as saccharides and as a monomer they are called polysaccharides. The purpose of this polymer is to store energy. A couple examples of types of sugar monomers are glucose and starch (glucose picture above). Glucose is processed during respiration and is stored as energy in humans. Starch is the form of glucose for plants (Bailey, 2018). Pro...

Single Displacement Reaction A single displacement reaction is when an element reacts with a compound and in the product, takes then the place of another element in that compound (Studer, 2018). That is why sometimes it’s also known as a single replacement reaction. This website has a video of how a single displacement reaction works: https://study.com/academy/lesson/single-displacement-reaction-definition-examples.html The reaction that will be shown in this blog will be between potassium (K) and water (H2O). the elements in this reaction will be potassium, hydrogen, and oxygen. 2K + 2H 2 O → 2KOH + H 2 As shown in the reaction, potassium starts as a single element and water is a compound molecule. After the reaction takes place potassium has replaced a bit of hydrogen and bonded to an oxygen-hydrogen compound. Potassium is a metal and reacts with water rapidly to create a colorless solution that ends up being potassium hydroxide (“webelements, 2018). This re...

What is it?  This process is like the opposite of evaporation. This is a process the water vapor (Clouds: A form of water that we can see) in the air change into liquid state. This process is part of the water cycle because it is responsible for the recreation of the clouds. The clouds create precipitation  which is the water that is realized from the cloud in the form of rain After turning into liquid state the water,snow,sleet or hail (which the last three have similarities and not much a difference). This is a primary route were the water has to return to the earth surface which is part of the water cycle.                            They are part of precipitation because they are forms of precipitation The atmosphere must be fully saturated before condensation takes place. In other words the maximum amount of pressure on the vapor must be reached. When this happens the vapor has no choice but to...

Precipitation Precipitation is any forms of particles, whether liquid or solid, that Precipitation reaction leads to a reaction  that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid. Precipitation is basically any product of the condensation of the atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. This occurs when a portion of atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapor. There are two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to the air and it becomes saturated. Cooling the air or adding water vapor to the air. Precipitation  forms as smaller droplets coalesion with other rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud. Short periods of rain  in scattered location are named showers. An example: Mixing silver nitrate and sodium chloride in water will cause silver chloride to precipitate out of   solution   as a   solid . In this example, the precipitate is silver chloride. When writing a chemical reaction, the presence of a precip...

Definition :  rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen, involving the production of heat and light. Combustion is an exothermic reaction because it releases energy through light or heat. The product of combustion reaction is heat . It is a type of redox reaction. what is a Redox reaction? Oxidation reduction or redox reaction is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of  molecule, atom, or ion changes by gaining or losing an electron. Examples of combustion reactions include: "2 H 2  + O 2  → 2H 2 O + heat CH 4  + 2 O 2  → CO 2  + 2 H 2 O + heat" ( https://chem.libretexts.org/Textbook_Maps/Analytical_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Analytical_Chemistry)/Electrochemistry/Redox_Chemistry/Oxidation-Reduction_Reactions ) A few real life examples of combustion could be:  BBQ's Gas ovens Forest fires Bonfires So this is applicable to our life because sometimes we use combustion to our be...

A chemical reaction is when one or more substances which are reactants are changes into one or more different substances which then becomes the product.  A chemical reaction is written with the formula of reactants on the left side, and formula of the products formed on the right. An arrow is placed in-between the reactants and the products. They are 5 types of chemical reaction; Synthesis reaction/combination Decomposition Reaction Displacement or Replacement Reaction Acid Base Reactions Combustion Reaction I'll be explaining one of these five reaction which will be  Single displacement reaction .  Single displacement reaction is part of the reaction "Displacement or Replacement Reaction. Single displacement reaction happen when a cation(positive) and an anion(negative) swap from a compound.  The general formula for a  single replacement reaction  is A + B-C → B + A-C where  A  is an element and where  B-C  is a c...