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composition of matter

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matter   anything that takes up space or 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 part of an element that retains all of the properties of that element  
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nucleus   the central region - makes up the bulk of the mass of the atom and consists of two kinds of subatomic particles, proton and neutron  
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proton   a positively charged particle in the nucleus  
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neutron   the particle that has a mass greater that a proton and has 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 of the atom  
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orbital   a 3D 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 of 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   form when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons  
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molecule   is 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 positive and negative electrical charges  
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