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atoms and bonds
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Biology
9th Grade
09/13/2010

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atomic mass
Definition
average number of masses of isotopes in an element
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mass number
Definition
the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
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atomic number
Definition
number of protons in a nucleus
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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Definition
4 main elements of life
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theory
Definition
deeper building block of a hypothesis
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hypothesis
Definition
can be tested to prove a theory. an educated guess
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iron and fluorine, fluoride
Definition
2 trace elements
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ionic bonds
Definition
a type of bond which bonds two, oppositley charged, ions together
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covalent bonds
Definition
when two or more atoms share electrons
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polar covalent bonds
Definition
 when two or more atoms share electrons and electrons stay around one atoom more than the other(s) (h2o)
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non-polar covalent bonds
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when two or more atoms share electrons and the atoms share an equal amont of electrons and protons around them so there is no slightly positive charge.
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electronegativity
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an atoms attraction for electrons
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hydrogen bonds
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a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms.
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