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2.1 Vocabulary
Terms for chapter two section one: Modern Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that occupies space and has mass. |
| mass | the quantity of matter an object. |
| 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 is an atom. |
| nucleus | the central region. |
| atomic number | the number of protons in an atom. |
| mass number | equal to the total number of protons and neutrons of the atom. |
| electrons | small, negatively charged particles. |
| orbital | a three dimensional region around a nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron. |
| isotopes | atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons, |
| compounds | made up of atoms 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 | the attraction between positive and negative charges. |