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Biology Chapter 2-1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that occupies space and has mass |
| Mass | the quantity of matter and 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 middle of the atom which consists of the protons and the neutrons |
| proton | positively charged subatomic particle |
| neutron | a subatomic particle that has no charge |
| Atomic Number | the number of protons in an atom |
| Mass Number | total number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| Electron | negatively charged particles |
| orbital | a 3d region around the nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron |
| isotope | atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons |
| compound | things made up of atoms of two or more elements in fixed proportions |
| Chemical Bond | the attractive forces that hold atoms together |
| Covalent Bond | something that forms when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
| Molecule | the simplest part of a substances that retains all of the properties of that substance and can exist in a free state |
| ion | an atom or molecule with an electric charge |
| ionic bond | when a positive and negative charge attract each other and end up creating a compound |