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Chemistry 1-4

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Definition
chemistry   the sciene of materials and the changes that these materials undergo  
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scientific method   the process that lies at the center of science inquiry  
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theory   is a set of tested hypotheses that gives an overall explanation of some part of nature  
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natural law   statemednt that summarizes generally observed behavior  
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measurement   a quantitative observation  
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matter   the "stuff" of which the universe is composed of  
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atom   fundamental unit of which elements are made  
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compounds   substances made by bonding atoms together in specific ways  
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molecule   a collection of atoms bonded together that behave as a unit  
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elements   substances containing only one type of atom  
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solid   substance with a fixed shape and volume  
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liquid   substance with a definite volume that takes the shape of its container  
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gas   substance with no definite shape or volume  
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physical property   characterisitic of a substance that can change without the substance s becoming a different substance  
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chemical property   characteristic that describes the ability of a substance to change to a different substance  
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physical change   change that does not affect the composition of a substance  
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chemical change   change in which a substance becomes a different substance  
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mixture   a substance with variable composition  
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alloy   a mixture of elements that has metallic properties  
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pure substance   either a pure element of a compound  
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homogenous mixture   a mixture that is the same throughout  
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solution   a homogenous mixture  
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heterogeneous mixture   a mixture containing regions with differing properties  
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distillation   a separation process that depends on the different boiling points of the substances  
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filtration   separation of a solid from a liquid by using filter paper  
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element symbols   a set of abbreviations for the chemical elements  
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electrons   a negatively charged subatomic particle  
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nuclear atom   a modern concept of the atom as having a dense center of positive charge (the nucleus) surrounded by moving electrons  
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nucleus   the relatively small, dense center of positive charge in an atom  
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proton   a positively charged subatomic particle located in the atomic nucleus  
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neutron   a subatomic particle with no charge located in the atomic nucleus  
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isotopes   atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons  
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atomic number   the number of protons in the nucleus of a given atom  
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mass number   the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of a given atom  
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group   a vertical column of elements on the periodic table  
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diatomic molecule   a milecule composed of two atoms  
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ion   an atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge  
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cation   positively charged ion  
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anion   negatively charged ion  
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ionic compound   a compound that results when a metal reacts with a nonmetal to form cations and anions  
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binary ionic compound   a two-element compound consisting of a cation and an anion  
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polyatomic ions   an ion consisting of two or more atoms bound together  
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oxyanion   a polyatomic ion containing at least one oxygen atom and one or more atoms of at least one other element  
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