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8.6B,E Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemical equation | a representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products |
| chemical formula | a combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance |
| chemical symbol | a one-, two-, three-letter abbreviation of the name of an element |
| law of conservation of matter | law that states matter cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes; also know as the law of conservation of mass |
| matter | anything that has mas and takes up space |
| periodic table | an arrangement of the element in order of their atomic numbers such that elements with similar properties fall in the same column, or group |
| atom | the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element |
| molecule | a group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces |
| element | a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means |
| chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |