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02/05/2008

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MATTER

Definition
anything that occupies space and has mass.
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PURE SUBSTANCES

Definition
fixed composition; cannot be further purified.
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HOMOGENEOUS MATTER
Definition
uniform composite throughout.
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HETEROGENEOUS MATTER
Definition
nonuniform composition.
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MIXTURES
Definition
a combination of two or more pure substances.
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COMPOUNDS
Definition
elements united in fixed ratios.
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ELEMENTS
Definition
cannot be subdivided by chemical or physical means.
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ATOM
Definition
the smallest unit of an element that has all of the properties of an element.
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MASS NUMBER

Definition
the sum of the number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
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ATOMIC NUMBER
Definition
the number of protos in the nucleus of an atom.
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ISOTOPES

Definition
atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.
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ATOMIC MASS
Definition
the weighted average of the masses in amu of the isotopes of an element found in nature.
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VALENCE SHELL
Definition
the outermost incomplete shell.
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VALENCE ELECTRON
Definition
an electron in the valence shell.
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OCTET RULE
Definition
atoms and ions are the most stable when they have EIGHT electrons in the valence shell.
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ANIONS

Definition
negatively charged ions.
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CATIONS
Definition
positevly charged ions.
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COVALENT BOND
Definition
bond formed as a result of sharing aa pair of electrons.
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