Matter & the Environment. Key Question Why is chemistry crucial or central to environmental science? – Chemistry is crucial to understanding how pollutants.
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life. Basic Chemistry ATOM: The basic building block of all matter; the smallest particle of an element that still retains.
I. The Water Molecule Water has a partial negative charge at one end, and partial positive charge on the other. Water has a partial negative charge at.
2-2 Properties of Water. The Water Molecule Like all molecules, a water molecule is neutral.