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Unit4 Vocabulary

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atomic mass   average mass of one atom of an element  
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preiodic table   a chart where all elements are organized into periods and groups by properties  
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chemical symbol   a one or two letter code that stands for an element  
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period   a row of elements in the periodic table arranged by atomic number  
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group   column of elements in the periodic table  
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matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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element   substances that are the building blocks of matter  
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compound   matter made up of two or more elements  
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atom   smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still have the properties of that element  
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electron   negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus  
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nucleus   small round structure in the nucleus of a cell that helps direct how proteins are put together  
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proton   positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom  
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neutron   particles with a neutral charfe located in the nucleus  
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energy level   the amount of energy carried by an electron in an atom  
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isotope   an atom with the same number of protons and a diffetent number of neutrons from other atoms of the same element  
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mass number   the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus  
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atomic number   number of protons in the nucleus of one atom of an element  
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metal   elements with a shiny surface  
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malleable   a term used to describe a material that can be pounded into shapes  
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ductile   a term used to describe a material that cane be pulled out into a long wire  
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conductivity   the ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object  
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reactivity   the ease and speed with whichan element combines or reacts with other elements  
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corrosion   the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a chemical reaction  
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alkali metal   an element in group one of periedic table  
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alkaline earth metal   an element in group two of periodic table  
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transition metal   one of the elements in group three through twleve  
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alloy   a mixture of two or more elements of which is a metal  
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nonmetal   an element that lacks most of the properties of a metal  
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diatomic molecule   a molecule consistins of two atoms  
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halogen   group of elements in the periodic highly reactive ninmetals  
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noble gas   a group of elements that generally do not react with other elements  
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metalliod   an element thathas some characteristics of both metals and nonmetals  
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semiconductor   a substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions  
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