Test 10 - (Chapter 6) Flashcards
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The halogen that is added to toothpaste and drinking water
fluorine
Most metals are…
solid
The densest of the everyday metals
lead
The element that is the basic building block of all the compounds
carbon
anything that takes up space and bass mass
matter
the two particles that make up the nucleus of an atom
protons and neutron
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object
weight
The metric unit that is used to measure an object’s mass
gram or kilograms
the amount of matter that makes up an object
mass
the tiny particles that swarm at tremendous speeds around the core of an atom
electrons
the amount of matter in one unit of volume
density
the tiny, extremely dense core at the center of an atom
nucleus
the tiny particles of which all matter is composed
atoms
The halogen that is useful as a bleach and a germ-killing agent
chlorine
The colorless, odorless gas that makes up 78% of the earth’s atmosphere
nitrogen
The halogen that is added to table salt to prevent a deficiency disease
iodine
highly reactive elements that tend to form compounds with alkali and alkaline earth metals
halogens
the organized arrangement of all known elements
periodic table of the elements
the simplest kind of atom with one proton and one electron
hydrogen
the study of what substances are made of and how one substance can be changed into another
chemistry
the most abundant element at the surface of the earth
oxygen
the number of protons an atom has
atomic number
lacking an electrical charge
neutral
formed by electrons zooming around the nucleus of an atom
electron cloud
