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The Chemistry of Life. Chapter 2. C H O + 6O CO + H O. 2. 2. 6. 12. 6. 2. What do you know about this chemical equation? What are the parts? What do the numbers mean?. Chemicals in the Human Body. What makes up matter?. ATOM – the basic unit of matter SUBATOMIC PARTICLES –
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The Chemistry of Life Chapter 2
C H O + 6O CO + H O 2 2 6 12 6 2 What do you know about this chemical equation? What are the parts? What do the numbers mean?
What makes up matter? ATOM – the basic unit of matter SUBATOMIC PARTICLES – protons (+) & in nucleus electrons (-) neutrons: in nucleus Atoms have an equal number of protons and electrons
Isotopes – atom of the same element with a different number of neutrons