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Periodic Table
Vocabulary for Matter and Elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | Anything that takes up space and has mass |
| mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| volume | The amount of space matter takes up |
| density | The mass of a material in a given volume |
| atom | The basic particle that all elements are made of |
| electrons | The particle of an atom that has a negative charge, it also bonds with other atoms to create everything in the world |
| proton | the particle of an atom that has a positive charge and is located inside the nucleus |
| neutron | the particle of an atom that that is located on the inside the nucleus with a proton |
| Periodic Table | a grid that classifies all elements into rows and columns by there chemical and physical properties |
| periods/rows | rows that can tell her how many energy levels an element has |
| groups/columns | columns that can tell you how many valence electrons an element has |
| valence electrons | electrons that move all around on an energy level of an atom |
| atomic number | the amount of protons an element has inside its nucleus |
| atomic mass | a measurement of mass for an elements atoms |
| chemical property | Substances being able to combine with one another forming new and different compounds and molecules |
| physical property | a state of matter that is based on appearance |
| ionic bond | what happens when elements lose or gain and electron |
| covalent bond | elements sharing electrons during bonding |
| chemical change/reaction | when elements bond together through an attractive force |
| compound molecule | two or more elements combining together |
| mixture | two or more substances combining together but not combined chemically combined |
| nobel gasses | the most stable elements |
| halogens | very reactive elements |
| alkali metals | very reactive elements with only one valance electron |
| metalloids | an element between metal and non metal |