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When a complex molecule becomes broken apart to create two or more smaller ones.
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Q. When a complex molecule becomes broken apart to create two or more smaller ones.
Ans → decomposition
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Q. The amount of a specific radioactive material it takes to create a chain reaction.
Ans → critical mass
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Q. When a complex molecule becomes broken apart to create two or more smaller ones.
Ans → decomposition
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Q. When particles move to a lower area of concentration from a high area of concentration.
Ans → diffusion
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Q. When a substance, called a solvent, is added to a suspension to reduce the concentration.
Ans → dilution
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Q. When a mix of liquids is separated by heating it up because one liquid boils at a different temperature than the other.
Ans → distillation
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Q. A substance that cannot be divded chemically into component substances.
Ans → element
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Q. When the forward and reverse rates are equal in a chemical reaction.
Ans → equilibrium
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Ans → Proteins
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Ans → dissociation
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Ans → diffusion barrier
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Ans → eclipsed
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Ans → period of decline
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Ans → bond energy
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Ans → prodrug
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Ans → bimolecular reaction
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Ans → MHC II molecule
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Ans → Electrons
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Ans → Dipalmitoyl lecithin
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Ans → Triacylglycerols
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Ans → insertion
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Ans → Graves disease
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Ans → nonpolar covalent bond
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Ans → formulation
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Ans → coating
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Ans → agglomeration
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Ans → catalytic cracking
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Ans → catalytic reforming
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Ans → bioequivalence
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