elements Flashcards
1
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element
A
a pure substance that cannot be split in to simpler substances
2
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compound
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any substance that is formed by chemical combination of two or more elements and acts like a single substance
3
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atom
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the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element
4
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proton
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a particle in the nucleus of an atom with one unit of postive electric charge
5
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neutron
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a particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no net electric charge
6
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electron
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a particle in the space outside the nucleus of an atom that carries an electric charge
7
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nucleus
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an atoms dense center where most of it’s mass is
8
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molecule
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a particle that contains more than one atom joined together
