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Atom Bonds 8.5B
Term | Definition |
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ATOMIC MASS | (BOTTOM NUMBER OF ELEMENT) |
ELEMENT | PURE SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN INTO A DIFFFERENT SUBSTANCE |
COMPOUND | PURE SUBSTANCE THAT CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO ANOTHER SUBSTANCE |
CHEMICAL PROPERTY | CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ATOMS ABILITY TO CHANGE INTO A DIFFERENT SUBSTANCE |
REACTIVITY | HOW EASILY A SUBSTANCE COMBINES WITH ANOTHER SUBSTANCE |
VALENCE ELECTRONS | ELECTRONS IN THE OUTERMOST SHELL OF AN ATOM |
OCTET RULE | AN ATOM GAINS, LOSES, OR SHARES TO HAVE 8 VALENCE ELECTRONS (BECOME STABLE) |
STABLE | HAVING A FULL VALENCE ELECTRON SHELL |
UNSTABLE | NOT HAVING A FULL VALENCE ELECTRON SHELL |
ENERGY LEVEL | AMOUNT OF ENERGY IN AN ATOM (ELECTRON SHELLS) |
IONIC COMPOUND | ATOMS GAIN AND LOSE ELECTRONS |
COVALENT COMPOUND | ATOMS SHARE ELECTRONS |
PROPERTY | CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ATOM |
1ST ELECTRON SHELL | HOLDS 2 ELECTRONS |
2ND ELECTRON SHELL | HOLDS 8 ELECTRONS |
3RD ELECTRON SHELL | HOLDS 8 ELECTRONS |
MOLECULE | 2 OR MORE ATOMS THAT ARE CHEMICALLY BONDED |
FINGERPRINT OF AN ATOM | EACH ATOME HAS A DIFFERENT # OF PROTONS AND A DIFFERENT ATOMIC # |