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chemistry 2

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VSEPR   based on an arrangement that minimizes the repulsion of shared and unshared pairs of electrons around the central atom  
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covalent bond   a chemical bond that results from the sharing of valence electrons  
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physical properties   a characteristic of matter than can be observed or measured without changing the samples composition  
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triple bond   when three pairs of electrons are shared  
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double bond   when two pairs of electrons are shared  
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single bond   when one pair of electrons are shared  
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polarity   the unequal amount between bonds  
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anion   an ion that has a negative charge  
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cation   an ion that has a positive charge  
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ionic compound   compounds that contain ionic bonds  
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ions   an atom or bonded group of atoms with a positive or negative charge  
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intermolecular forces   the attraction that holds particles together in ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds  
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intramolecular forces   the forces that do not account for all attractions between particles  
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ionic bond   the electrostatic force that holds oppositely charged particles together in an ionic compound  
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covalent compound   the linkage between atoms or radicals of a chemical bond  
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binary compound   chemical substances made from just two chemical elements  
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diatomic molecules   a molecule composed of two atoms  
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superscript   the number used to represent the number of isotopes  
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subscript   indicates the number of the preceding element  
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covalent compounds   compounds that contain covalent bonds  
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polyatomic ions   an ion made up of two or more atoms bonded together that acts as a single unit with a net charge  
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transition metals   an element in groups 3-12 contained in the d-block  
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percent composition   the percent by mass f each element in a compound  
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mole   the SI base unit used to measure the amount of a substance  
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avogadros number   6.02*10^23  
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hydrate   a compound that has a specific number of water molecules bonded to its atoms  
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empirical formula   the formula that shows the smallest whole-number mole ratio of the elements of a compound  
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representative particle   any kind of particle  
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molar mass   the mass in grams of one mole of any pure substance  
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percent composition   the percent by mass of each element in a compound  
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molecular formula   a formula that specifies the actual number of atoms of each element in one molecule of a substance  
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physical change   a change which alters a substance without changing its composition  
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chemical change   a process that involves one or more substances changing into new substances  
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coefficient   the number that appears before the reactant in an equation  
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conservation of mass   the mass of an object or collection of objects never changes nor can they rearrange themselves  
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balanced reaction   the same number of products and reactants is the same on both sides  
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chemical reaction   the observation that the product has different properties than the reactants  
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synthesis   two or more substances react to yield a single product  
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decomposition   a single compound breaks down into two or more elements or new compounds  
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single replacements   the atoms of an element replace the atoms of another element  
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double replacement   the exchange of ions between two compounds and products either a precipitate, a gas, or water  
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aqueous solution   a solution in which the solvent is water  
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precipitate   a solid produced during a chemical reaction in a solution  
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combustion   a substance reacts with oxygen releasing energy in the form of heat or light  
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