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Anything that occupies space and has mass

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Matter

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical of physical techniques

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Element

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The smallest unit that retains the chemical and physical properties of an element

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Atoms

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An element that occurs in organisms in very small quantities. In nutrition a mineral el required by organisms only in small amounts

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Trace elements

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The name of a molecule written in chemical shorthand

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Formula

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A unit of atoms combined chemically in fixed numbers and ratios

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Molecules

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The part of an atom which consists of subatomic particles called protons and neutrons

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Atomic nucleus

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A molecule whose component atoms are different

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Compounds

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Uncharged subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom

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Neutrons

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A subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of charge

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Protons

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Negatively charged particles outside the nucleus of an atom

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Electrons

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The number of protons in the nucleus of each kind of atom

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Atomic number

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A distinct form of the atoms of an element, all with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

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Isotopes

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The total number of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus

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Mass number

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The amount of matter in an object

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Mass

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A standard unit of mass, around 1.66 x 10 - 23 grams

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Dalton

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The giving off of particles of matter and energy by decaying nuclei

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Radioactivity

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A measure of the pull of gravity of an object

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Weight

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An unstable, radioactive isotope

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Radioisotope

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A dating technique that uses clockwork decay of unstable isotopes to estimate the age of organic material, rocks, or fossils that contain them

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Radiometric dating

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The region of space where the electron lives most of the time

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Orbital

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Isotope used to label molecules so that they can be tracked as they pass through biochemical reactions

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Tracers

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Regions of space within an atom where electrons are found. Also referred to as shells

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Energy levels

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Regions of space within an atom where electrons are found. Also referred to as energy levels

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Shells

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Link formed when atoms of reactive elements combine into molecules
Chemical bonds
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An electron in the outermost energy level of an atom
Valence electrons
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A bond that results from electrical attractions between atoms that gain or lose valence electrons completely
Ionic bonds
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A positively charged ion
Cation
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A negatively charged ion
Anion
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Bond formed be electron sharing between atoms
Covalent bonds
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Bond in which electrons are shared equally or nearly equally. The atoms have no charge
Non polar covalent bond
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The measure of the tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself in a chemical bond (that is, to become negative)
Electronegativity
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Bond in which electrons are shared unequally
Polar covalent bond
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Association that occurs when polar molecules attract and align themselves with other polar molecules and with charged ions and molecules
Polar associations
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In chemistry and biology, referring to polar molecules that associate readily with water
Hydrophilic
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Association that occurs when non polar molecules clump together
No polar associations
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Non-covalent bond formed by unequal electron sharing between hydrogen atoms and oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms
Hydrogen bond
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In chemistry and biology, referring to non polar substances that are excluded by water and other polar molecules
Hydrophobic
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The three dimensional arrangement of the atoms in a molecule. Aka it’s shape
Molecular geometry
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Weak molecular attractions over short distances
Van der waals forces
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A reaction that occurs when atoms or molecules interact to form new chemical bonds or break old ones
Chemical reactions
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The atoms or molecules entering a chemical reaction
Reactants
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An atom or molecule leaving a chemical reaction
Products
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An arrangement formed when a water molecule in liquid water establishes an average of 3.4 hydrogen bonds with its neighborS
Water lattice
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A rigid, crystalline structure formed when a water molecule in ice forms four hydrogen bonds with neighboring molecules
Ice lattice
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A chemical reaction written in balanced form
Chemical equations
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The amount of heat required to raise 1g of water by 1•C; known as a small calorie; when capitalized, a unit equal to 1000 small calories
Calorie
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The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a given quantity of water
Specific heat
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The scientific unit equivalent to a Calorie and equal to 1000 small calories
Kilocalorie
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The heat required to give water molecules enough energy of motion to break loose from liquid water and form a gas
Heat of vaporization
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The high resistance of water molecules to separation
Cohesion
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The force that places surface water molecules under tension, making them more resistant to seperate on than the underlying water molecules
Surface tension
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A surface coat of water molecules that covers other polar and charged molecules and ions
Hydration layer
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A membrane with two molecular layers
Bilayer
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The water in a solution in which the hydration layer prevents polar molecules or ions from reassociating
Solvent
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Substance formed when molecules and ions separate and are suspended individually, surrounded by water molecules
Solution
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The number of molecules or ions in a substance in a unit volume of space
Concentration
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The molecules of a substance dissolved in water
Solute
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The weight of a element in grams, equal to the mass number
Atomic weight
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The number 6.022 x 10^23, derived by deciding the atomic weight of any element by the weight of an atom of that element
Avogadro’s number
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The weight of a molecule in grams, equal to the total mass number of its atoms
Molecular weight
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The number of moles of a substance dissolved in 1L of solution
Molarity
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Amount of substance that contains as many atoms or molecules as there are atoms in exactly 12g of carbon-12, which is 6.022 x 10^23
Mole
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The separation of water to produce positively charged hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions
Dissociate
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The term indicating that a reaction may go from left to right or from right to left, depending on conditions
Reversible
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Proton donor that releases H+ (and anions) when dissolved in water
Acids
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Proton acceptor that reduces the H1 concentration of a solution
Bases
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The numerical scale from 1 to 14 used by scientists to measure acidity
pH scale
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The concentration of H+ in a water solution, as compared with the concentration of OH-
Acidity
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Substance that compensates for pH changes by absorbing or releasing H+
Buffers
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Rainfall with low pH, primarily created when gaseous wilder dioxide (SO2) dissolved in water vapor in the atmosphere, forming a sulfuric acid
Acid precipitation

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