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Chemistry vocab

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Term
Definition
Atom   Smallest piece of mater that has the same properties of the element it is in.  
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Proton   A positive submatic particle in the atoms nucleus. Is the identity of the element and atomic number  
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Neutron   A neutral submatic particle in the atoms nucleus... Has no charge and most of the mass.  
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Electron   A negative subatomic particle spinning outside the nucleus of an atom.  
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Element   The simplest forms of matter that contain only one type of atom  
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Periodic table of elements   A chart that organizes all the elements by atomic number and properties.  
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Valence Electron   The electron in the outer level of an atom that causes atoms to bond together  
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Chemical Bond   An interaction that holds 2 atoms together.  
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Chemical Bonding   The joining of atoms to from new substances.  
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Ionic Bond   Is formed when electrons are transformed from one atom to another atom.  
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Ion   Charged particle or atom that gained or lost electrons  
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Crystal Lattice   Repeating & dimensional pattern that forms when ions bond.  
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Covalent Bond   The type of bond that forms when atoms share electrons instead pf transforming them.  
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Metallic Bond   A special between metal ions and the electrons that swim around them.  
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Malleability   Metals can be pounded into thin sheets.  
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Ductility   Metals can be stretched and drawn into wires.  
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Conductivity   Electrical- Metal can conduct or carry electricity through wires. thermal- Metal can conduct or carry heat in order to cook food.  
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Chemical formula   A shorthand way to use chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance.  
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Subscript   H2O _ small numbers to the right of the element shows how many atoms there are of the element.  
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Coefficient   The large number multiplies atoms of the element.  
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Chemical equation   Uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactions and the products.  
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Reactant   A substance or mulicule that shorts a chemical reaction  
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Product   The substances that forms as a result of a chemical reaction.  
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Law of Conservation of Mass   States that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.  
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Synthesis reaction   what 2 or more substances combine to create one new compound  
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Decomposition reaction   a reaction where a single compound breaks down to form 2 simpler sunstances  
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Single displacement reaction   one element replaces another element in compound leaving a new compound and 1 element  
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double displacement reaction   The 2 metal ions in 2 compounds switch places in a chemical reaction.  
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Indicator   Will changes colors in the presence of an acid or a base  
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