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Chemistry Test 2026
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| | Element | | Substance made of only one type of atom |
| | Compound | | Substances made of lattices or identical molecules with two or more types of atom |
| | Isotope | | Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons |
| | Molecule | | A cluster of atoms that make up an element or a compound |
| | Atomic number | | The number of protons in a nucleus |
| | Mass number / Atomic mass | | The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| | Periodic Table | | A list of all the known elements |
| | Hydrochloric acid | | HCl (the acid found in your stomach) |
| | Sulfuric acid | | H₂SO₄ (the acid found in lead‑acid car batteries) |
| | Ethanoic acid / Acetic acid | | CH₃COOH (the acid found in vinegar) |
| | Sodium hydroxide | | NaOH (the base found in drain cleaner) |
| | Reaction | | The process by which chemicals are changed from one type to another |
| | Reactants | | Chemicals which take part in a chemical reaction, written on the left side of the arrow |
| | Products | | Chemicals produced in a chemical reaction, written on the right side of the arrow |
| | Word equation | | Simple written description of what is happening in a reaction |
| | Concentration | | The amount of a chemical per volume of liquid or gas |
| | Dilute | | Adjective describing a solution with few particles |
| | Indicator | | A chemical which changes colour to show whether a substance is acidic, neutral, or basic |
| | Chemical formula | | A notation using symbols and subscripts to show the atoms and proportions in a substance |
| | Atomic Theory | | The theory that all matter is made of atoms and describes how atoms are structured |
| | Electronic configuration | | The arrangement of electrons in electron shells |
| | Electron shell | | Region surrounding the nucleus where electrons may be found (energy levels) |
| | Ion | | An atom that has gained or lost electrons to become electrically charged |
| | Law of conservation of mass | | Atoms are not created or destroyed in a chemical reaction; only rearranged |
| | Chemical equation | | A shorthand notation showing what happens during a chemical reaction |
| | Balanced equation | | A chemical equation where the number of each type of atom is the same on both sides |
| | Valency | | The number of chemical bonds an atom can form |
| | Monatomic ion | | An ion containing only one element |
| | Polyatomic ion | | An ion consisting of two or more atoms |