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Chemistry midterm
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amu | atomic mass unit |
| Anion | a negative ion |
| Atom | the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element |
| Atomic Mass | the weighted average mass of the isotopes of that element |
| Atomic Number | the number of protons in the nucleus of each atom of an element |
| Atomic Radius | one-half distance between the nuclei of identical atoms that are bonded together |
| Avogadro's number | 6.022 x 10^23 |
| Limiting reactant | the reactant that limits the amounts of other reactants that can combine and the amount of product that can form in a chemical reaction |
| Melting point | the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid |
| Metal | the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid |
| Mixture | a blend of two or more kinds of matter |
| Molar mass | the mass of one mole of a pure substance |