Science T3 Y9 Flashcards
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Ammonium
NH4(+)
Nitrate
NO3(-)
Carbonate
CO3(2-)
Sulfate
SO4(2-)
Hydroxide
OH(-)
Phosphate
PO4(3-)
Hydrogen carbonate
HCO3(-)
Hydrogen Sulfate
HSO4(-)
Heterogeneous Mixture
A mixture with a non-uniform composition
Homogeneous Mixture
A mixture with a uniform composition
Solute
The minor component in a solution
Solvent
The major component in a solution
Proton
A particle with a positive charge that is in the nucleus of an atom
Electron
A negatively charged subatomic particle
Nucleus
The positively charged centre of an atom and contains most of its mass
Neutron
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of every atom except that of simple hydrogen
Atom
An extremely small particle of matter that retains its identity during chemical reactions (cannot be broken down naturally)
Element
A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler components by any non-nuclear chemical reaction (made of atoms with same number of protons in nucleus)
Ion
A atom or molecules that is not neutral
Molecule
A group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds
Compound
A substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
Law of the Conservation of Mass
The mass of the reactants must equal the mass of the products in a chemical reaction
Physical change
A change in a substance that does not change what the substance is
Chemical change
A change in which a substance is changed into a different substance