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Vocabulary for Matter and Elemaents

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Matter   anything that takes up space  
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mass   the materiel that matter is made up  
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volume   how much space matter takes up  
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denstity   the amount of stuff takes up within a specific space  
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atom   smallest part of an element, the building block matter  
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electron   a subatomic particle, symbol e− or B−, with a negative elementary electric charge.  
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proton   particle of an atoms that positive charge located in the nucleus  
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neutron   particle of an atom located in the nucleus with a neutral or no change  
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periodic table   a large grid that identifies and classify all of the elements on the chart by their chemical and physical and chemical properties  
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element   the simplest substance that cant be broken down into pieces  
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periods/rows   rows that tell how many energy levels each elements has for the electrons move around  
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groups of family/columns   columns that tell how many valence electrons each element has  
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valence electrons   the electrons that move on the outer shell  
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atomic number   how many protons an element has inside the nucleus  
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atomic mass   the measurement of the mass for elements atoms  
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chemical property   the ability of a substance to mix with one another forming new and different compounds and molecules  
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physical property   A physical property is any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system.  
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ionic bond   In other words, an ionic bond is the electrostatic force of attraction between two oppositely charged ions.  
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covalent bond   A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.  
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chemical change   Chemical change is any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.  
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compound   A compound is a molecule made of atoms from different elements.  
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mixture   two substance mixed together.  
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compound   A compound is a molecule made of atoms from different elements.  
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halogens   any of the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine, occupying group VIIA (17) of the periodic table.  
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alkali metals   Alkali metals are the chemical elements found in Group 1 of the periodic table.  
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metalloids   an element whose properties are intermediate between those of metals and solid nonmetals.  
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