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| any of the building blocks of matter |
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| substance scomposed of two or more different elements, the atoms of which are chmically united |
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| an atom with a positive or negative electric charge |
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| ionic coumpound that dissociates into charged particles, orther than hydrogen or hydroxyl ions, when dissolved in water |
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| a substance that accelerates a specific chemical reation but that is not altered by the reaction |
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| a compound that lacks carbon |
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| a compound containing carbon |
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| a homogenous mixture of two or more components |
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| subatomic particle that bears a positive charge, located in the atomic nucleus |
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| nonsymmetrical molecules that contain electrically unbalanced atoms |
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| the symbol for hydrogen ion concentration, a measure of the relative acidity or alalinity of a solution |
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| a fundamental particle that does not carray a positive or negative charge |
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| 1. a chemical reaction that occurs between an acid and a base 2. blockage of the harmful effects of bacterial exotoxins or viruses by the binding of antibodies to their functional sites |
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| dissociation, the breakdown of a molecure in solution to form ions |
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| anything that occupies space and has mass |
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| a substance formed by living cells that acts as a catalyst in bodily chemical reactions |
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| weak bond in which a hydrogen atom forms a bridge between two electron-hungry atoms, an important inframo-lecular bond |
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| a substance that accepts hydrogen ions, proton acceptor |
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| a substance that liberates hydrogen ions when in an aqueous solution |
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| a substance that breaks down into ions when in solution and is capable of conducting an electric current |
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| these vary in the number of neutrons they contain and they are a different atomic form of the same element |
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