Chemical Foundation of Life
Discover the basic concepts of chemistry that serve as the foundation of life, including the structure of atoms and the periodic table, as well as the role of water, carbon and organic compounds in living organisms.
Topics explored include what life is, an introduction to the chemical foundation of life, atoms, isotopes, ions, molecules, water, carbon and the roles they play in life.
Chemical Foundation of Life
The Building Blocks of Life
Structure of the Atom
Atomic Number and Mass
Isotopes and Radioactive Decay
The Periodic Table
Electron Shells and the Bohr Model
Organizing the Periodic Table
Electron Orbitals
Subshells and Orbitals
Chemical Reactions and Molecules
Ionic and Covalent Bonds
Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen Bonds
Who are Pharmaceutical Chemists?
Summarizing the Chemical Building Blocks
Water and Its Polarity
States of Water
Other Properties of Water
Water’s Cohesive and Adhesive Properties
Determining pH of a Solution
Acids and Bases
Summarizing Water
Carbon and Organic Molecules
Organic Molecules and Isomers
Functional Groups
Summarizing Carbon Molecules