11-20 Flashcards
The positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
Proton
The basic unit of matter.
Atom
The particle with no charge found in the nucleus of an atom.
Neutron
The negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus of an atom.
Electron
A pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom.
Element
A group of atoms bonded together forming the smallest fundamental.
Molecule
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
Isotopes
An attraction between two or more atoms resulting in the formation of different chemical substances.
Chemical bonding
Changes in chemical substances involving bond breaking and/or bond forming resulting in different chemical substances.
Chemical reaction
A positively or negatively charged atom.
Ion