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Atoms

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Atom   The smallest particle that exists as an element.  
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Proton   A positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom.  
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Neutron   A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. The neutron is electrically neutral, with a mass approximately equal to that of a proton.  
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Electron   A negatively charged subatomic particle that has a negligible mass and is found outside the nucleus.  
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Ion   An atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.  
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Compound   A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions and usually having properties different from this of its constituent elements.  
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Molecule   A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.  
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Ionic Bond   The transfer of valence electrons between atoms.  
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Covalent Bond   The sharing of electron pairs between atoms.  
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Isotope   Varieties of the same element that have different mass numbers; their nuclei contain the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.  
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Radioactivity   The spontaneous decay of certain unstable atomic nuclei.  
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