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Structure of Matter

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matter   anything that has mass and takes up space; occurs as elements, compounds, and mixtures  
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atom   a small particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons  
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law of conservation of matter   states that matter is not created or destroyed, it only changes form  
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electron   negatively charged particles surrounding an atom  
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nucleus   the positively charged central part of an atom  
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proton   positively charged particles in the nucleus of an atom  
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neutron   uncharged particles found in the nucleus of an atom  
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element   matter made up of only one kind of atom  
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substance   matter with the same composition and properties throughout; elements are substances  
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compound   a substance whose smallest until is made up of atoms of more than one element  
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mixture   formed when two or more substances come together but don't combine to make a new substance  
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crystal   solid material who's atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern  
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molecule   simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist; formed when two or more atoms join together chemically  
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solid   a state of matter with a definite volume and shape  
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pure substance   a single substance, either an element or a compound, with definite composition and properties  
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isotope   atoms of the same element with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons  
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subscript   the number written below and to the right of a chemical symbol that shows the number of that specific type of atoms that are present  
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