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General Science

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Chemistry   The study of materials and their interactions:organized study of the composition of matter  
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Matter   The substance of the physical world and the interactions of matter with matter:occupies space,has inertia:cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions,it only changes form  
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Inertia   The property of resisting changes in motion.object at rest tends to remain at rest until some force causes it to move: directly related to the mass of the object  
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Mass   Quantity of matter the object contains.the greater the mass the greater the inertia  
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Three Basic States that matter ordinarily exists   1.solid 2.liquid 3.gas  
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PLASMA   A hot gas in which atoms are broken down into charged particles  
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Weight   Measure of the gravitational force (downward pull of planet) on the object  
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John Dalton's Atomic Theory part 1   1.every element consists of tiny particles called atoms 2.All atoms of particular element have the same properties 3.Different elements have different properties because their atoms are different  
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John Dalton's Atomic Theory part 2   1.Atoms of different elements can combine in a specific way to form compounds 5.Chemical processes are the result of the rearrangement, combination, or separation of atoms  
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Atomic Theory of Matter   The foundation of our understanding of matter  
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Atoms   small particles which matter is consisted of,from a Greek word meaning "not cuttable "  
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Elements   substances which are composed of a single type of atom; also known as the building blocks of all substances in the univers  
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Compounds   substances composed of more than one type of atom linked together  
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Molecule   Group of atoms linked together;both elements and compounds may be composed of molecules  
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Chemical Symbol   A unique abbreviation for each element is based on either common name or Latin name of the element  
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Brownian Motion   Random movement of particles  
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Kinetic theory of matter   Molecules of matter are in constant motion; the higher one's temperature is,the faster the atoms  
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Diffusion   occurs in one direction, from higher concentration to lower concentration  
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semipermeable   Allows substances to diffuse through them but not other substances: they are porous but close-knit molecular structure that allows small molecules to pass through but not large ones  
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Osmosis   One-way diffusion through a semipermeable membrane:occurs from higher concentrations to lower concentrations:very important process in living things:cells of plants,animals,and people regulate water balance by osmosis  
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What two main categories is chemistry divided to?   Organic and Inorganic chemistry  
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What are atoms composed of?   subatomic particles  
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List the five subatomic particles   1.proton 2.neutron 3.quarks 4.electrons 5.neutrinos  
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Nucleus   Atom's dense core which is made up of protons and neutrons  
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Protons   subatomic particles which carry a positive electrical charge; also part of the nucleus;also known as the atomic number  
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neutrons   subatomic particles which are neither positive nor negative  
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Atomic number   number of protons in the nucleus  
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Isotopes   Atoms of the same element having different numbers of neutrons  
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Quarks   building blocks which the proton and neutron are composed of:two of them the up quark,which has an electrical charge 2/3 positive while the down quark has an electrical charge of -1/3 negative  
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Electron   third component of the atom,found outside of the nucleus and carries a negative charge equal in strength to a proton but 1836 times smaller than proton but not composed of smaller particles and orbit far from nucleus;atom is mostly empty space  
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electron shells   orbits which help the electrons circle the nucleus super fast and can hold a certain number of electrons and farther orbits hold more electrons than the innermost orbit  
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Energy levels   another name for electron shells because the electrons in higher shells have more energy than those in lower shells  
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Show how many electrons each orbit contains   levels:K,designation:1,max:2 L 2 8 M 3 18 N 4 32 O 5 50  
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ion   atom which develops an electrical charge by either losing or gaining electrons  
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Cation   positive ions  
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anion   negative ions  
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When a substance consist of ions it is said to be   ionized  
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electron neutrino(Neutrino)   a interesting and puzzling subatomic particle that is related to the electron but no electric charge and little mass:produced in certain types of nuclear reactions: since they no charge pass through electron shells of atoms unaffected  
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Quantum theory   tiny particles such as electrons do not absorb/release energy in a smooth flow  
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Quantum   a packet where energy is always absorbed or released  
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Quantum jump   when an electron changes energy levels,change shells or orbits when they gain or lose energy  
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Bohr model   most familiar model of the atom,pictures a nucleus of protons and neutrons that move in circular orbits at specific energy levels  
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Wave-mechanical model   model of atom that pictures electrons as waves circling the nucleus at specific energy levels  
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Heisenberg uncertainty principle   principle of physics stating that it is highly impossible to determine the position and velocity of a subatomic particle simultaneously  
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Electron-cloud model(quantum mechanical model)   Model of atom that pictures a nucleus surrounded by a cloud of electrons,in which density of the cloud at a given point represents the probability of finding an electron at that point  
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Quantum numbers   numbers that describe its shell/energy level,shape of its orbital(spherical,dumbbell,or cloverleaf),the orientation of orbital in space(vertically, horizontally or diagonally positioned) and spin(either clockwise or counterclockwise)  
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Mass number   atoms number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus  
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atomic mass unit(amu)   unit of average atomic mass,equal to exactly 1/12 of the mass of an carbon atom  
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atomic mass   average mass(number of protons and neutrons)of various isotopes of an element compared to the mass of a carbon- 12 atom  
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When an atomic nucleus breaks up or undergoes a change,it gives off what?   nuclear radiation  
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Any substance that is unstable(and thus liable to produce radiation) it is   RADIOACTIVE  
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Half life   length of time it takes for 1/2 of the original substance to decay to a new substance(radium- 226 to radon-222)  
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Radioactive decay   when an atomic nucleus breaks up or changes,emitting radiation  
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two types of radioactive decay   alpha particle and beta particle  
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alpha decay   type of radioactive decay in which an unstable atom ejects a clump of two protons and two neutrons  
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Beta decay   type of radioactive decay in which a neutron in the nucleus of an unstable atom changes into a proton and emits an electron in the process  
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Gamma radiation   Most powerful form of electromagnetic radiation,consisting of electromagnetic waves of extremely high frequency and energy and great penetrating ability  
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NUCLEAR FISSION   the process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more pieces,releasing energy  
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Chain reaction   In nuclear physics,a process by which one atom undergoes nuclear fission, releasing neutrons which split other atoms,which split other atoms  
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Critical mass   the amount of fissionable material that must be present in order for a chain reaction to take place  
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nuclear reactor   a device that uses a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction to produce useful energy  
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breeder reactors   a nuclear reactor that uses excess neutrons to change unfissionable uranium- 238 into fissionable plutonium- 239,thereby producing more nuclear fuel than it uses  
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Chernobyl   a place in Russia where the worst nuclear accident happened thanks to a unsafe reactor and soviets conducting an unauthorized experiment  
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Nuclear Fusion   the process in which two small atomic nuclei are joined to form a larger nucleus,releasing energy  
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hydrogen bomb   most powerful bomb ever known,uses nuclear fusion to release a tremendous amount of energy  
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thermonuclear reactions   names that nuclear fusion reactors are sometimes described  
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All atoms seek to have what?   8 electrons in the outermost shell  
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Alkali metals   a group of very soft,shiny metals with low melting points that belong to Group IA of the periodic table  
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alkaline earth metals   group of metals belonging to group IIA of the periodic table, harder and denser than alkali metals but softer and less dense than most metals  
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Transition metals   transition metals belonging to groups IB to VIIIB of the periodic table  
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Inner transition metals   a group of mostly radioactive elements located between groups IIIB and IVB of the periodic table  
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Halogens   salt formers because they easily combine with IA to IIA metals to form salts  
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Noble gases   All have similar properties,all are gases and all are found in nature in their pure states,all have 8 electrons in outer shell  
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Can a nuclear reactor explode like an atomic bomb?why?   No;a chain reaction occurs gradually in a mixture of U-235 and U-238  
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What is another name for nuclear fusion reactions   thermonuclear reactions  
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What does the periodic law state   When elements are arranged by their increasing atomic numbers,they show regular and repeating properties  
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What is a group in the periodic table?   a vertical column consisting of elements with the same number of valence electrons  
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Name two examples of alkaline earth metals?   beryllium,magnesium,calcium,strontium,barium,or radium  
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Name three well-known gases   helium,neon,argon,krypton,xenon,or radon  
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physical properties   properties of substance which can be observed or measured without changing substance into a different substance  
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chemical properties   properties of substances determine how substance reacts with other substances to form new substances  
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chemical change   change that occurs when two or more substances unite or break apart chemically  
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elements are   most basic components of physical world around us.Elements are not always found as single atoms;several elements exist naturally in molecules  
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molecules   groups of two or more atoms that are linked together by chemical bonds  
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buckminsterfullerene   C60  
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compounds are   composed of different types of atoms linked together;compounds are thus combinations of two or more kinds of elements  
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molecular mass   sum of atomic masses of all atoms in molecule,stated in atomic mass units  
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pure substances   elements and compounds  
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mixtures   two or more elements or compounds physically mixed but not chemically combined  
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solution   uniform mixture which one substance dissolved in another substance  
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colloid   mixture containing tiny clumps or particles that remain suspended within mixture  
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formulas   in chemistry,a combination of chemical symbols and numbers showing the type and number of atoms in each unit of compound  
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molecular formula   type of formula that gives the number of each type of atom in molecule  
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structural formula   type of formula showing the general arrangement of atoms in molecule; most informative type of formula  
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empirical formula   type of formula that gives only the simplest ratio of atom in molecule  
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chemical bonds   force of attraction that holds atoms together in a molecule or ionic crystal  
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covalent bond   chemical bond resulting from sharing of valence electrons between atoms  
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single bond   type of covalent bond in which only pair of electrons is shared between atoms  
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double bond   type of covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between atoms  
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triple bond   type of covalent bond in which three pairs of electrons are shared between atoms  
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nonpolar covalent bond   when both atoms have the same strength of electrical attraction for shared electrons  
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polar covalent bond   atom with stronger attraction tends to pull the shared electrons toward itself  
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dipole molecule   molecule having two oppositely charged ends or "poles",as result of polar covalent bond  
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ionic bond   type of chemical bond in which positively charged ions are electrically attracted to negatively charged ions  
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ionic crystals   orderly geometric arrangement of ions held together by universal electrical attraction  
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formula unit   simplest ratio of ions in ionic compound or crystal  
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intermolecular forces   the forces of adhesion and cohesion between molecules that bind them together to form larger objects  
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three types of intermolecular force   London force, dipolar forces,hydrogen bonds  
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dipolar force   intermolecular force that exists between polar(dipolar) molecules  
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London force   weak intermolecular force exists between all molecules;caused by temporary imbalance in electron distribution  
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hydrogen bond   strong intermolecular force that exists between atoms of compounds in which hydrogen atom is covalently bonded to certain larger atoms  
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crystalline solids   solid which atoms are arranged in regular three dimensional pattern  
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amorphous solids   without form;referring to a solid,in which molecules are not arranged in a orderly,repeating pattern  
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melting point   temperature which molecules of a solid break loose from their rigid intermolecular bonds and flow freely over one another forming a liquid  
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boiling point   the point at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure above it, allowing the liquid to boil  
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vapor pressure   the tendency of molecules of a liquid to evaporate at a given temperature  
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the boiling point of a liquid is   the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure above the liquid  
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in critical temperature   water cannot exist in the liquid state, but behaves as a gas regardless of the pressure  
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molecular mass   the sum of the atomic mass of all atoms in a molecule,stated in atomic mass units  
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the vapor pressure and boiling point of a substance depend primarily upon two factors   molecular mass of its molecules and the type of the intermolecular forces that bind molecules together  
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solubility   ability of one substance to be dissolved in another substance  
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solute   the substance that dissolves  
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solvent   the substance into which the solute dissolves  
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substances with polar molecules are   dissolved by solvents with polar molecules  
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nonpolar substances are   dissolved into nonpolar solvents  
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insoluble   describing a substance is not readily dissolved by a given solvent  
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