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Science
Term | Definition |
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Chemical Bond | the force that holds atoms together in a compound |
Chemical Equation | a way to describe a chemical reaction using chemical formulas and other symbols |
Chemical Reaction | the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
Coefficient | a small whole number that appears in front of a formula in a balanced chemical equation |
Electron Dot Diagram | A model of an atom in which each dot represents a valence electron |
Ion | A particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative) |
Ionic Bond | A chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions |
Law of Conservation of Mass | the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another |
Metallic Bond | a bond formed by the attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons around them |
Product | A substance produced in a chemical reaction |
Reactant | A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction |
Valence Electron | The electrons that are on the outermost energy level of an atom and are involved in chemical reactions |