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2.1
Composition of Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that occupies space and has mass |
| mass | the quantity of matter an object has |
| elements | substances that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler kinds of matter |
| atom | the simplest particle of an element that retains all of the properties of that element |
| nucleus | the central region makes up the bulk of the mass and consists of two kinds of subatomic particles, a proton and a neutron |
| proton | positively charged |
| neutron | no charge |
| atomic number | the number of protons in an atom |
| mass number | equal to the total number of protons and neutrons of the atom |
| electron | negatively charged |
| orbital | a three-dimensional region around a nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron |
| isotope | atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons |
| compound | made up of two or more elements in fixed proportions |
| chemical bonds | the attractive forces that hold atoms together |
| covalent bond | forms when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
| molecule | the simplest part of a substance that retains all of the properties of that substance and can exist in a free state |
| ion | an atom or molecule with an electrical charge |
| ionic bond | because positive and negative electrical charges attract each other, the sodium ion and the chloride ion attract each other..this attraction is called.. |