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ch 13,14, 15 vocab

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chemical bonding   joining of atoms to form new substances  
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chemical bond   interaction that holds two atoms together  
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valence electron   electron in the outermost energy level of an atom  
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ionic bond   a bond that forms when electrons are transfered from one atom to another atom  
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ions   charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose electrons  
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cyrstal lattice   repeating 3 dimensional pattern formed when ions bond  
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covalent bond   forms when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons  
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molecule   consists of two or more atoms joined in a definite ratio  
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metallic bond   bond formed by attraction between positively charged metal ions and electrons in the metal  
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chemical reaction   a process in which one or more substances change to make one or more new substances  
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precipitate   solid substance that is formed in a solution  
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chemical formula   shorthand way to use chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance  
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chemical equation   uses chemical symbols and formulas as a shortcut to describe a chemical reaction  
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reactants   starting materials in a chemical reaction  
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products   substances formed from a chemical reaction  
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law of conservation of mass   states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary physical and chemical changes  
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synthesis reaction   reaction in which two or more substances combine to form one new compound  
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decompostition reaction   reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form simpler substances  
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single-displacement reaction   reaction when an element replaces another element thinhibat is part of another compound  
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double- displacement reaction   a reaction in which ions from two compounds exchange places  
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exothermic reaction   a chemical reaction in which energy is released  
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endothemic reaction   a chemical reaction in which energy is taken in  
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law of conservation of energy   states that energy cannot be created or destroyed  
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activation energy   the smallest amount of energy that molecules need to react  
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inhibitor   a substance that slows down or stops a chemical reaction  
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catalyst   a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permenatly changed  
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chemical bond   combining of atoms to form molecules or compounds  
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ionic compounds   compounds that contain ionic bonds  
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covalent compounds   compounds that form when a group of atoms shares electrons  
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acid   any compound that increases the number of hyronium ions when dissolved in water  
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indicator   a substance that changes color in the presence of an acid or base  
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base   any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water  
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neutralization reaction   the reaction between acids and bases  
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pH   a measure of the hyronium ion concentration in a solution  
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salt   ionic compound formed from the positive ion of a base and a negative ion of an acid  
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organic compounds   covalent compounds of carbon-based molecules  
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hydrocarbons   organic compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen  
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carbohyrdates   biochemicals that are composed of one or more simple sugar molecules bonded together  
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lipids   biochemicals that do not dissolve in water  
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proteins   biochemicals that are composed of amino acids  
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nucleic acids   a molecule made up of nucleotides  
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