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Anion

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Negatively charged ion

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Atom

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Basic complete unit of an element

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Cation

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Positively charged ion

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Covalent bond

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chemical bond in which electron pairs are shared between atoms

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electron

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negatively charged atomic particle

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group

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column of elements in the periodic table

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ion

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positively or negatively charged atom or molecule

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ionic bond

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the bond between two oppositely charged ions (transfer of electrons)

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neutron

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no electric charge

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orbital

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area around the nucleus where an electron can be found

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period

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one of seven horizontal rows in the periodic table

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periodic table

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the table of elements expressed as columns and rows

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proton

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positively charged atomic particle

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valence electron

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electron in an outer orbital that can form bonds with other atoms

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boiling point

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temperature at which a liquid cools and turns into vapor

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chemical properties

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characteristics of a material that present during a chemical reaction or chemical change

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density

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amount of mass per volume

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diffusion

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passive movement of substances from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration

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extensive properties

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properties that depend on size of the sample of a substance

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intensive properties

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properties that do not dependent on size of sample of a substance

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malleability

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ability of a metal to be shaped

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melting point

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temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid

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nonpolar

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type of covalent bond in which two atoms share electrons at equal distances from their atomic nuclei

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osmosis

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passage of fluid thorough a membrane

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physical properties
observable properties of matter
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polar
type of covalent bond in which two atoms share electrons that are not at equal distances from their atomic nuclei
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specific heat capacity
the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1 degree Celsius
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boiling
transition of liquid to gas when a substance has acquired enough thermal energy
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condensation
transition of a gas to a liquid
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critical point
temperature at which the liquid and gas phases of substances have the same density
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deposition
transition of substance from gas to solid without passing through the liquid state
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evaporation
transition of liquid to gas that happens with or without the substance acquired enough thermal energy to reach its boiling point
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freezing
the transition of liquid to solid
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gas
state of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape and is highly compressible
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liquid
state of matter that has definite volume but not definite shape
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melting
transition of a solid to a liquid
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phase diagram
graph of physical states of a substance under varying temperature and pressure
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solid
state of matter that retains its shape and density when not contained
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sublimation
transition of a substance from solid to gas without passing through the liquid state
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triple point
temperature and pressure at which solid, liquid, and vapor phases of a pure substance coexist
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acid
substance with pH less than 7
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base
substance with pH greater than 7
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catalyst
substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing permanent chemical change
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chemical equation
mathematic representation of a chemical reaction
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compound
a substance made of two or more elements
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element
pure substances that cannot be broken into simpler substances
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enzyme
substance produced by a living thing that acts as a catalyst
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metal
substance that is a good conductor of electricity and heat, forms cations by loss of electrons, and yields basic oxides and hydroxides
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nonmetal
any element or substance that is not metal
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organic molecule
molecule found in a living thing that contains carbon
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pH
measures of acidity or alkalinity
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salt
chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with a least part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a cation
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graduated cylinder
narrow cylinder used to measure liquid volume
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gram
metric unit of mass
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length
measurement of distance from end to end
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liter
measurement of liquid volume
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mass
measurement of inertia, commonly considered the amount of material contained by an object and causing it to have weight in a gravitational field
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meter
basic unit of length in the metric system
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SI units
international system of units based on meters, kilograms, seconds, amperes, kelvin, candela, and mole.
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volume
the amount of space something takes up
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volumetric pipette
a device used for precise measurement of small amounts of liquid
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bias
prejudice in favor of an idea
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empirical
based on observation
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data
collection of information
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conclusion
end judgement based on data
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experiment
scientific procedure to test a hypothesis
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cause
element that makes something happen
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effect
result of a cause
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sequencing
organization of cause and effect relationships
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control variable
something kept constant during an experiment
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dependent variable
what is measured in an experiment as a possible effect
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hypothesis
an educated guess that serves as a starting point for furth
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independent variable
what is measured in an experiment
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variable
something that changes
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a base is a substance that increases the concentration of what in a solution?
OH- ions
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What is an example of a mixture?
Air
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law of conservation of mass
the mass of reactants equals the mass of the products

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