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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | every thing that has mass and takes up space |
| element | the ingredients that make up all other substances. Can't be broken down into other substances. |
| metals | good conductors of heat and electricity. Can bend without breaking. most have a gray color |
| nonmetals | don't conduct heat/ electricity very well, may be a gas or a solid |
| semimetal | sometimes like metals sometimes like a semimetal. |
| atom | the smallest part of an element that still acts like that element. |
| atomic theory | states that everything is made of atoms |
| compound | a type of matter made of 2 or more elements |
| molecule | smallest particle of a compound that still acts like a compound |
| proton | positive charge, found in the nucleus |
| neutron | no charge found in the nucleus |
| electrons | negative charge orbits the nucleus |