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ByerlyCh.11vocab
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has volume and mass |
| mass | the amount of matter something is made of |
| space | A quantity or portion of extension |
| classification | a division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics |
| heterogeneous | composed of dissimilar components |
| indirect evidence | evidence that provides a basis of influence for something else |
| element | a pure substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler by physical or chemical means |
| atom | the smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same substance |
| subatomic particle | a particle smaller than an atom |
| proton | a positively charged particle of the nucleus |
| neutron | a subatomic particle that has no charge and that is located in the nucleus of an atom |
| electron | a negatively charged particle found in all atoms |
| nucleus | the tiny extremely dense positively charged region in the center of an atom/made up of proton and neutrons |
| atomic number | the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom |
| mass number | the sum of proton and neutrons in an atom |
| atomic mass | the weighted average of the masses of all the naturally occurring isotopes of an element |
| electron cloud | the regions around the nucleus of an atom where electrons are likely to be found |
| energy levels | A definite value of energy possible for an atom |
| ion | a charged particle that forms during chemical changes when one ore more valence electrons transfer from one atom to another |
| isotopes | atoms that have the same numbers of protons but have different numbers of neutrons |
| amu(atomic mass unit) | a unit of mass that describes the mass of an atom or molecule; it is exactly 1/12 of the mass of a carbon atom with mass number 12 (symbol, ___) |
| homogeneous | describes something that has a uniform structure or composition throughout |