carbon containing molecules in which carbon atoms are nearly always bonded to each other and to hydrogen. (carbon and hydrogen atoms)
two identical atoms
hydrogen bonds give water its unique properties like a high melting and boiling points
- is a molecule in which one end of the molecule is slightly positive, while the other end is slightly negative
there are no positive or negative poles formed in the molecule.
is composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and sometimes phosphorus (CHOP) atoms, with a high proportion of non-polar carbon-hydrogen bond (hydrophobic)
is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.
trihydroxy sugar alcohol with three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups