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Matter & PT Elements
unit review/study flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| Atom | the smallest piece of an element that still has the properties of that element. |
| Element | a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary means. Example: hydrogen. |
| Mixture | contains more than one element or compound spread among each other. Mixtures have the properties of the substances they are made of. Mixtures can be separated without a chemical change, example by filtering. |
| Compound | made of two or more different kinds of atoms joined together (by a chemical reaction). Compounds have properties which are different from those of the elements they are made of. |
| Physical Change | change where a physical property of matter is altered, but the substance remains the same kind of matter. |
| Chemical Change | change matter undergoes when it turns into a new substance. |
| Atomic Number | elements are arranged in order by their atomic number. The atomic number represents the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom/element. |
| Atomic Mass (weight) | the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. (rounded to the nearest whole number for our class.) |
| Proton | a positively charged subatomic particle inside the nucleus of an atom. |
| Neutron | a neutral subatomic particle inside the nucleus of an atom. |
| Electron | a negatively charged subatomic particle found outside of the nucleus of an atom. |
| Nucleus | the center of an atom where protons and neutrons are located and contains the majority of mass for an atom. |