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Geology
Chemistry
Term | Definition |
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Atoms | The smallest thing in the world. Everything is made of it. |
Proton | The + charged part in an atom |
Neutron | The part of an atom that has no charge |
Electron | The - charged part in an atom |
Ion | An atom where the total number of protons ISNT equal to the number of electrons making in either negatively or positively charged. |
Compound | Combination of two or more elements |
Molecule | Neutral group of two or more atoms |
Ionic bond | Atoms losing or gaining electrons to combine |
Covalent bond | Sharing electron pairs between atoms |
Isotopes | Elements that have the same number of protons in an atom but different number of neutrons in them. |
Radio Activity | Nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting ionizing radiation |