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Vocabulary for Matter and Elements

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Definition
matter   anything that takes up space and has mass  
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mass   the material that matter is made up of  
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volume   how much room/space matter takes up  
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density   D=m/v the amount of material/stuff matter takes up within a specific space  
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atom   the smallest unit of matter that builds up all matter  
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protons   positively charged particles in an atom's nucleus  
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neutrons   particles with no charge that accompany protons in the nucleus of an atom  
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electron   negatively charged particles that move around rapidly outside of an atom's nucleus and that has an attractive force that bonds atoms together  
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Periodic Table   A chart that classifies elements by their physical and chemical properties  
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element   makes up all matter in the universe, cannot be broken down, and is the simplest substance.  
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periods/rows   The rows that make up the Periodic Table and tell us how many energy levels an element has  
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groups or family/columns   The columns in the periodic table that tell us how many electrons are in an atoms outer energy level  
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valence electrons   The electrons in an atom's outer energy level  
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atomic number   The number of protons in an element, also usually determines the number of neutrons and electrons  
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atomic mass   The mass of an element's atoms  
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chemical property   The ability a substance has to combine with others to form new ones  
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physical property   includes a substance's appearance and state of matter.  
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ionic bond   This occurs when elements lose or gain an electron while bonding  
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covalent bond   this happens when elements share an electron while bonding  
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chemical change/reaction   this occurs when the electron's attractive force bonds two elements together creating a reaction or change  
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compound/molecule   two or more elements that combine in a set ratio making a whole new substance  
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mixture   two or more substances that are combined, but retain their properties and are not a whole new substance, thus not chemically combined  
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Nobel Gases   All of elements in Group #18 that are the most stable elements because they have eight valence electrons  
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Halogens   all elements in group #17 they are very reactive with elements in group #1 because they have 7 valence electrons and want to be stable  
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Alkali Metals   all elements in group #1- all have only one valence electron and are very reactive  
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Metalloids   elements with 3-7 valence electrons between metals and non-metals that can react either way  
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Endothermic   a chemical reaction that absorbs energy (decrease in temp)  
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Exothermic   a chemical reaction that produces energy (heats up)  
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