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10/06/2010

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Atoms
Definition
The smallest particles of an element that have the properties of the element.
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Atomic Number
Definition
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
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Atomic Mass
Definition
The sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
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Chemistry
Definition
The study of atoms.
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Compounds
Definition
Substance made of two or more kinds of atoms combined in different proportions.
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Elements
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Substances made entirely of one type of atom.
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Electrons
Definition
Particles in atoms wit negetive charge.
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Isotopes
Definition
Atoms of the same element that differ in number of neutrons.
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Neutrons
Definition
Particles in atoms without any posotive or negetive charge.
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Nucleus
Definition
The center of an atom.
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Protons
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The posotivly chareged particles in atoms.
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Radioactivity
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Spontaniously emmiting radiation, resulting from the changing in the nuclei of atoms.
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Radioisotopes
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A radioactive isotope.
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Chemical Bond
Definition
a force of attraction between atoms that holds them together in compounds.
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Chemical formula
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A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
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Chemical reaction
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A process that involves changes in the structure and energy content of atoms, molecules, or ions but not their nuclei
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Covalent Bond
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The bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons by two atoms.
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Diatomic Molecule
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A molecule containing two atoms.
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Ion
Definition
An electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons
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Ionic Bond
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The electrostatic bond between two ions formed through the transfer of one or more electrons.
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Law of conservation of Mass
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the principle that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
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Molecule
Definition
the smallest physical unit of an element or compound
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Products
Definition
a substance obtained from another substance through chemical change
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Reactants
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any substance that undergoes a chemical change in a given reaction.
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Colloidal Dispersion
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A mixture in which solute particles are larger than molecules or ions but are too small to scatter out.
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Mixture
Definition
A combination of substances that are physically mixed.
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Solutes
Definition
Substances that are dizzolved in solvents.
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Solution
Definition
A homeogenes mixture.
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Solvent
Definition
Substances that make up the bolk of a solution.
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Suspension
Definition
A mixture that separates when left still.
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Acid
Definition
Compound that makes hydrogen molecules in water.
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Base
Definition
Any compound that produes excess hydrogen in water.
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Indicator
Definition
A substance that indicates the pH balance.
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Neutrilization
Definition
A reaction of an acid with a base to produce neurons.
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pH
Definition
A unit of measuremant
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Salt
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