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Chapter 2a: The chemistry of life 

10 interesting Facts: 
 
1. Most sugar that we buy is only composed of sucrose and 
all the other natural chemicals normally in the original 
plant have been removed. 
2. The atoms is the smallest unit of a material that still 
retains the characteristics of whatever element it is. 
3. A chemical reaction can involve rearranging atoms and 
their bonds, or rearranging certain parts of atoms but 
always results in a completely new substance formed. 
4. Brain neurons can associate the many existing sensory 
characteristics of the food with future feelings lie nausea, 
fatigue, energy and pleasant calmness. 
5. Humans are still genetically programmed to most 
appropriately sense and respond to foods they would 
have encountered a long time ago. 
6. Mercury, lead, arsenic and certain other elements have 
been shown to be extremely harmful in even tiny amounts. 
7. The electrons in the outermost shell are the most 
important for forming chemical bonds with other atoms. 
8. Chemical bonds involve atoms gaining, realising or 
sharing electrons with other atoms, and thus becoming 
electrically attracted to each other and held together. 
9. The extensive hydrogen bonding between many molecules 
of water all together gives the surfaces of water great 
strength. 
10. The body is capable of synthesizing cholesterol molecules 
from almost any calorie-containing molecule.