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Term | Definition |
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Electrostatic forces | Forces between partials that are caused by their electric charges |
Nuclear forces | Strong force between neutrons in their atomic nucleus the holds the nucleus together |
Atomic number | Number of protons an element has |
Isotope | An atom with the same number of protons, electrons, and atomic number but different number of neutrons |
Mass number | The number of protons and neutrons added together |
Ion | An atom with an electrical charge of either negative or positive |
Anion | An ion with a gain of electrons, negatively charged ions |
Cation | An ion with a loss of electrons, positively charged ions |
Atomic mass unit | The mass used to empress weights. Carbon 12 |
Average atomic mass | The mass of an isotope bases on carbon 12 |
Matter | A physical substance that takes up space |
Atom | Smallest partial something can be broken into |
Interpartical forces | Weak intermolecular forces of attraction |
Pure substance | Substances made up of only 1 type of atom or molecule |
Element | One class of substances that can't be separated into simpler substances |
Compound | Composed of 2 or more parts, elements |