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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atomic theory | the idea that everything is made of small particles |
| atom | the smallest part of an element that still has the properties of the element |
| compound | a type of matter made of two or more elements |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a compound that still has the properties of that compound |
| matter | everything that has mass and takes up space |
| elements | substance made of only 1 kind of atom |
| metals | good conductor of electricity and heat can bend without breaking gray color |
| nonmetals | do not conduct heat/electricity very well may be a gas or a solid |
| semi-metals | sometimes are like metals sometimes like non-metals |
| proton | positive charge found in nucleus |
| electron | negative charge orbits the nucleus |
| nuetrons | no charge found in the nucleus |