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Elemental Vocab

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Law of Conservation of Mass   Matter cannot be created or destroyed.  
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Physical Change   Physical change rearranges molecules but doesn't affect their internal structures.  
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Chemical Change   Chemical change is any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.  
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Element   A chemical element is a substance that cannot be broken down by chemical means.  
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Chemical Formula   A combination of symbols used to express the chemical composition of a substance.  
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Element Molecule   A molecule made up of two or more atoms of the same element.  
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Compound Molecule   A molecule made up of two or more atoms of different elements.  
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Chemical Reaction   A reaction that happens when two or more molecules interact and the molecules change.  
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Reactants   The elements and molecules that go into a chemical equation.  
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Products   The result of a chemical equation.  
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Coefficient   The number in front of the chemical formula. It represents the number of molecules.  
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Subscript   A subscript is a number written to the right of a chemical symbol and slightly below it. It tells how many atoms of that element are in the compound.  
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Ionic Compound   Ionic compounds are compounds where two or more ions are held next to each other by electrical attraction.  
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Convalent Compound   A covalent compound is a compound in which the atoms that are bonded share electrons rather than transfer electrons from one to the other.  
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Metallic Compound   A metallic compound is a compound that contains one or more metal elements.  
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Synthesis   The formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements.  
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Decomposition   Disintegration of a nucleus that occurs spontaneously or as a result of electron capture.  
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Single Replacement   Single replacement is when one element replaces another element in a compound.  
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Double Replacement   During double replacement, the cations and anions of two different compounds switch places.  
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