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Chemstry for middle school

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electron cloud   area around the nucleus where electrons are found  
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valence electrons   electrons on the outer level of an atom  
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atom   building blocks of matter  
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atom   smallest part of an element  
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matter   made up of atoms  
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subatomic particles   protons, neutrons and electrons  
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subatomic particles   particles that are smaller than an atom  
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protons   postiviely charged particles in the nucleus  
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neutrons   neutral particles in the nucleus  
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electrons   negatively charged particles in the nucleus  
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element   simplest substance made up of only one type of atom  
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compound   made up of 2 or more elements  
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molecule   groups of atoms bonded together  
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hydrogen   lightest element  
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Physical change   a change in properties that is reversible  
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Chemical change   a non reversible change in which a new substance is made  
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atomic number   number of protons in an atom  
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chemical formula   shortcut way to write a molecule using subscripts and coefficients  
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subscripts   Small number that comes after a symbol that tells how many atoms of an element  
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coefficient   large number in front of a chemical formula that tells how many molecules  
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exothermic   reaction that gives off heat  
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endothermic   reaction that absorbs heat (feels cold)  
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chemical reaction   atoms rearrance to make a new substance  
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chemical equation   using formulas to show what happens in a chemical reaction  
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Law of conservation of matter   no atoms/matter are created or destroyed in a chemical reaction. Atoms are rearranged.  
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Law of conservation of matter   mass of reactants = mass of products  
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reactants   chemicals on the left side of an equation that are mixed together  
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products   chemicals on the right side of an equation that are made in a reaction  
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electron shell   Orbits or paths where electrons travel around the nucleus  
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electron level (same thing)   electron shell (same thing)  
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