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Ch 2 vocab part A
vocabulary words part a
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Atom | Unable to be cut |
| Nucleus | The center of the atom |
| Element | apure stubstance that consists of only one type of atoms. |
| Atomic number | Number of protons |
| Mass number | protons plus neutrons in the nucleus of an atom |
| Isotopes | Atoms of the same element with different numbers of protons. |
| Compound | a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements. |
| Bonds | Hold atoms in compounds together |
| Valence Electrons | Electronable that are available to form bonds. |
| Octet rule and duet rule | atoms want eight electrons in their outer shell |
| Ion | atom that has a positive or negative charge. |
| Ionic bonds | formed when one or more electrons are transferred from on atom to another. |
| Covalent bonds | formed when electrons are sharred between atoms. |
| Molecule | the smallest unit of most compounds |
| Van der Waals forces | intermolecular forces of attraction between the positeve region of one molecule an the negative region of another molecule. |