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Chemistry Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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Noble Gas | Rare gases with great stability and low reaction rates |
Electron Cloud | The electrons in an atom near the nucleus |
Density | The state of being dense or heavy |
Precipitate | To fall abruptly |
Accuracy | Having the correct answer |
Nuclear fusion | Nuclei of atoms are joined or FUSed together |
Atom | Smallest particle in element, can be alone or with cluster of others |
Specific Heat | The heat in calories required to move the temperature up one Celsius space |
Scientific Notation | Numbers simplified by being multiplied or simplified by a number to a certain power |
Chemistry | A science that deals with properties and structure of the elements and the transformations that they undergo |
Significant Figures | Number of digits giving meaning to a number and its measurement |
Metalloid | An element in between properties of metal and nonmetal |
Isotope | Elements with the same atomic number and chemical behavior but completely different physical properties or mass number |
Mass number | Approximately the mass of an isotope |
Percent age Error | The difference between the experimental and accurate value divided by the accurate value times one hundred |
Qualitative | Relating to or involving quality of a kind |
Quantitative | Expressing in terms of quantity |
Atomic Number | Represents the number of protons in each element |
Precision | Being precise; solution being similar after each trial |