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Bob Jones Chpt 2.1
Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | Anything that occupies space and has mass. |
| element | A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions. |
| atom | The smallest unit of an element that can exist either alone or in combination. |
| neutron | The non-charged particle in an atom's nucleus. |
| proton | |
| electron | The part of an atom that has a negative charge and that moves in a shell-like orbit around the nucleus. |
| isotope | One of the forms of an atom produced by having different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons in the nucleus. |
| ion | An atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge as a result of losing or gaining electrons. |
| ionic bond | The formation of a chemical bond between ions of opposite charge. |
| covalent bond | A chemical bond formed between atoms as a result of sharing a pair of electrons. |
| hydrogen bond | Weak intermolecular attraction between a hydrogen atom of one molecule and a nitrogen, oxygen, or flourine atom of another molecule; especially significant in affecting the characteristics of water. |
| molecule | The smallest possible unit of a substance that consists of two or more atoms. |
| compound | A substance composed of two or more elements chemically combined in definite proportions. |
| chemical change | A change in which a substance loses its characteristics and changes into one or more new substances. |
| physical change | Altering a substance in its state of matter and appearance without changing it into a new substance. |
| mixture | A material that that contains two or more substances. |