Glossary 1.1
The glossary provides definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts essential to understand the topic in the lesson. Be sure to familiarize yourself with each term before attempting the lesson glossary quiz.
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Hydrogen bondthe attractive force between a partially positively charged hydrogen atom and a partially negatively charged atom in another molecule | |
Hydrolysis reactiona chemical reaction in which water is used as a reactant to split a larger molecule into smaller subunits | |
Hydrophillic moleculespolar or charged molecules that are strongly attracted to water | |
Hydrophobic moleculesnon-polar molecules that are not strongly attracted to water | |