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Chemistry
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10th Grade
11/30/2010

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Ionic Compound
Definition
a compound composed of oppositely charged ions
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Ion
Definition
a charged particle formed from the loss or gain of one or more electron
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Cation
Definition
a possitively charged ions
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Anion
Definition
a negatively charged ion
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Valance electron
Definition
an electron in the outermost occupied energy level
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binary ionic compund
Definition
a compund composed of a metal cation and a non-metal anion
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Molecular compund & Molecule
Definition

Molecular compund is a compound formed when atoms of two or more different elements share electrons

 

Molecule- a neutral particle composed of two or more atoms joined together by covalent bonds

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Reacant
Definition
a pure substance that udergoes a chemical change
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Chemical reaction
Definition
a process in which new substance with new properties are formed
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Chemical equation
Definition
a representation of what happens to the reacants and products during a chemicla change
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Synthesis Reactions
Definition
a chemical reaction in which two or more reacants combine to produce a new product
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Decomposition reaction
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a chemical reaction in which a compound breaks down( decomposes) into two or more simpler compounds or elements
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