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Survey of Chemistry

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ELEMENT   A PURE SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN INTO OTHER SUBSTANCES BY CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL MEANS.  
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ATOM   THE BASIC PARTICLE FROM WHICH ALL ELEMENTS ARE MADE; THE SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENT THAT HAS THE PROPERTIES OF THAT ELEMENT.  
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PROTON   SMALL, POSITIVELY CHARGED PARTICLES THAT ARE FOUND IN THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM.  
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NEUTRON   A SMALL PARTICLE IN THE NUCLEUS OF THE ATOM WITH NO ELECTRICAL CHARGE.  
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ELECTRON   A TINY, NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN INTO OTHER SUBSTANCES BY CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL MEANS.  
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CHEMICAL BOND   THE FORCE OF ATTRACTION THAT HOLDS TWO ATOMS TOGETHER.  
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MOLECULE   A NEUTRAL GROUP OF TWO OR MORE ATOMS HELD TOGETHER BY COVALENT BONDS.  
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COMPOUND   A SUBSTANCE MADE OF TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS CHEMICALLY COMBINED IN A SPECIFIC RATIO, OR PROPORTION.  
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PHYSICAL CHANGE   A CHANGE THAT ALTERS THE FORM OR APPEARANCE OF A MATERIAL BUT DOES NOT MAKE THE MATERIAL INTO ANOTHER SUBSTANCE.  
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CHEMICAL CHANGE   A CHANGE IN WHICH ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES COMBINE OR BREAK APART TO FORM NEW SUBSTANCES.  
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REACTANT   A SUBSTANCE THAT ENTERS INTO A CHEMICAL REACTION.  
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PRODUCT   A SUBSTANCE FORMED AS A RESULT OF A CHEMICAL REACTION.  
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EXOTHERMIC REACTION   A REACTION THAT RELEASES ENERGY, USUALLY IN THE FORM OF HEAT.  
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ENDOTHERMIC REACTION   A REACTION THAT ABSORBS ENERGY.  
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CHEMICAL EQUATION   A SHORT, EASY WAY TO SHOW A CHEMICAL REACTION, USING SYMBOLS.  
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COEFFICIENT   A NUMBER IN FRONT OF A CHEMICAL FORMULA IN AN EQUATION THAT INDICATES HOW MANY MOLECULES OR ATOMS OF EACH REACTANT AND PRODUCT ARE INVOLVED IN A REACTION.  
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SURFACE TENSION   THE RESULT OF AN INWARD PULL AMONG THE MOLECULES OF A LIQUID THAT BRINGS THE MOLECULES ON THE SURFACE CLOSER TOGETHER; CAUSES THE SURFACE TO ACT AS IF IT HAS A THIN SKIN.  
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SOLVENT   THE PART OF A SOLUTION THAT IS USUALLY PRESENT IN THE LARGEST AMOUNT AND DISSOLVES A SOLUTE.  
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SPECIFIC HEAT   THE AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF 1 KILOGRAM OF A MATERIAL BY 1 KELVIN, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 1 DEGREE CELSIUS.  
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EVAPORATION   THE PROCESS BY WHICH MOLECULES AT THE SURFAC OF A LIQUID ABSORB ENOUGH ENERGY TO CHANGE TO A GAS.  
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CONDENSATION   THE CHANGE IN STATE FROM A GAS TO A LIQUID.  
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