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| Smallest unit of matter, building block for everything else |
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| Particles of matter composed of one or more atoms |
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| Positively charged particles, part of nucleus, also atomic number |
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| Uncharged particles in nucleus |
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| Negatively charged, orbits nucleus |
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| Core of the atom, contains +protons and neutrons |
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| Total number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
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| Pure substance made from only one atom |
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| Made from several elements or atoms |
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| Simple way to represent each element in a molecule, ie. H2O is 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen |
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| One atom donates outer level electrons to another atom to become stable, easily separated |
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| Two or more atoms move together so their outer energy levels overlap, creates strong bond |
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| Do not create new molecules, weakly bond to neighboring atoms |
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| Composed of molecules that contain (C-C) carbon to carbon or (C-H) carbon to hydrogen covalent bonds, large and complex |
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| Few inorganic compounds have carbon, and none have C-C or C-H bonds |
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| Interactions among molecules in which atoms regroup into new combinations |
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| Hydrogen and oxygen are removed from the molecules and a larger molecule is made |
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| Water disrupts the bonds in large molecules which break down into smaller molecules |
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