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Biology: Chapter 2.1
Chapter 2.1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | anything that occupies space and has mass |
| Mass | the quantity of matter an object has |
| Element | 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 of an atom |
| Proton | positively charged particle |
| Neutron | a particle with 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 | small, negatively charged particles |
| 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 atoms or two or more elements in fixed proportions |
| Chemical Bond | 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 ions |