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Chemistry
12th Grade
10/27/2007

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First Ionisation Energy
Definition
The energy required to remove one electron from each atom in one mole of gaseous atoms.
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Relative atomic mass
Definition
The average mass of one atom of that element compared to 1/12 mass of an atom of carbon-12
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Electronegativity
Definition
A measure of the ability of an element to attract electrons in a covalent bond to itself.
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Covalent Bond
Definition
A shared pair of electrons
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Ionic Bond
Definition
The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
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One Mole
Definition
The amount of substance that contains as many elementary units as there are atoms in 12g of carbon-12
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Avogadro constant
Definition
6 x 10^23
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Dative covalent Bond  ( Coordinate Bond)
Definition
A covalent bond where both of the shared electrons come from one species.
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Relative molecular mass
Definition
The average mass of one molecule of that subtance compared to 1/12 mass of an atom of carbon-12
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Atomic Number
Definition
The number of protons in an atom of the element
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Mass Number
Definition
The number of protons plus neutrons in an atom of the element
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Isotopes
Definition
Atoms of an element with different numbers of neutrons.  (with the same atomic number but different mass numbers)
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Hydrogen bond
Definition
An intermolecular force between a hydrogen atom in one molecule and a lone pair of electrons on N, O  or F in another molecule.
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