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Matter L2 Vocab Only
Question | Answer |
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Chemical bond | the connection between atoms in more complex particles |
Molecule | a group of two or more atoms that are held together by chemical bonds; a molecule has a unique composition and structure |
Model | a representation of an object which makes important aspects easier to see |
Atomic composition | the types of elements that make up a substance, as well as the specific ratios of atoms of each kind of element that make it up |
Chemical structure | the specific way in which the bonds and atoms are arranged within the molecules of a substance |
Crystal | a solid structure whose atoms or molecules are arranged in a repeating, three-dimensional pattern |
Polymer | a type of extended structure that is made of many smaller, repeating subunits in a chain; the repeating subunit is a unique molecule |
Extended structure | a structure whose subunits occur in a constant ratio and are arranged in a repeating pattern |
If I have a crystal made of cube shaped molecules, what shape will the WHOLE crystal be? | A cube |
Molecules with identical chemical composition but different structures will have different | properties |