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Matter L2 Vocab Only
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |