11-20 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Proton
the positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
Atom
the basic unit of matter.
Neutron
the particle with no charge found in the nucleus of an atom.
Electron
the negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus of an atom.
Element
A pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom
Molecule
A group of atoms bonded together forming the smallest fundamental
unit of a pure substance.
Isotopes
atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
Chemical Bonding
an attraction between two or more atoms resulting in the
formation of different chemical substances
Chemical reaction
changes in chemical substances involving bond breaking
and/or bond forming resulting in different chemical substances
Ion
a positively or negatively charged atom.
chlor
green; chloroplast, chlorophyll
deca
ten; decade
di
two or second; dihybrid
eu
real, true; eukaryotic
glyc
sugar; glucose, glycemia