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Chapter 2.1 Vocabulary

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Definition
Matter   anything that occupies space and has mass  
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Mass   the quantity of matter an object has  
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Element   substances that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler kinds of matter  
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Atom   the simplest particle of an element that retains all of the properties of that element  
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Nucleus   the central region of an atom  
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Proton   positively charged particle  
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Neutron   a particle with no charge  
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Atomic Number   the number of protons in an atom  
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Mass Number   equal to the total number of protons and neutrons of the atom  
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Electron   small, negatively charged particles  
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Orbital   a three-dimensional region around a nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron  
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Isotope   atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons  
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Compound   made up of atoms or two or more elements in fixed proportions  
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Chemical Bond   the attractive forces that hold atoms together  
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Covalent Bond   forms when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons  
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Molecule   the simplest part of a substance that retains all of the properties of that substance and can exist in a free state  
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Ion   an atom or molecule with an electrical charge  
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Ionic Bond   the attraction between ions  
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