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Vocabulary for Matter and Elements

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Matter   Anything that takes up space or has a mass  
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Mass   The material that makes up matter; can be measured  
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Volume   The specific area an object takes up  
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Density   D=m/v The amount of mass in a specific space  
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Atom   The smallest part of an element, also the building blocks of matter  
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Electron   Particle of an atom that has a negative charge, has an attractive force and moves around the nucleus  
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Proton   Part of an atom with a positive charge, located inside the nucleus  
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Neutron   Part of an atom with no charge, located in the nucleus  
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Periodic Table   large grid that classifies the elements by their physical and chemical properties  
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Periods/Rows   tell how many energy level each element has for the electrons to move around on  
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Groups/Columns   tell how many valence electrons each element has  
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Valence Electrons   the amount of electrons that move on the outer shell  
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Atomic Number   the amount of protons inside of an atom's nucleus  
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Atomic Mass   how much mass an element's atom has  
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Chemical Property   the abilities of two or more substances to combine and create a new substance  
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Physical Property   state of matter and appearance of a substance  
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Ionic Bond   when elements lose or gain an electron during bonding  
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Covalent Bond   when elements share electrons during bonding  
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Chemical Change/ Reaction   elements bond together using the attractive force of electrons and create a reaction or change  
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Compound/ Molecule   two or more elements combine in a specific ratio, creating a whole new substance  
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Mixture   two or more substances that combine together keeping the original properties, DO NOT create a whole new substance  
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Noble Gases   elements in group 18, these are the most stable elements, 8 valence electrons  
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Halogens   elements in group 17, these are very reactive elements, 7 valence electrons  
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Alkali Metals   elements in group 1, these are very reactive, 1 valence electron  
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Metalloids   elements between metals and non-metals, have 3-7 valence electrons  
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Endothermic   chemical change that absorbs energy  
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Exothermic   chemical reaction that releases energy  
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