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General Chemistry

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law of conservation of mass   the total mass remains constant during a chemical reaction  
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law of definite proportions   all samples have the same composition or all samples have the same proportions, by mass of all the elements present.  
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law of multiple proportions   when two or more different compounds of the same two elements are compared, the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the second element are in the ratio of small whole numbers.  
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Dalton's Atomic Theory   Proposed in 1803 to explain the law of conservation of mass, law of definite proportions, and law of multiple proportions  
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isotopes   atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes  
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atomic number   the number of protons in the nucleus of a given atom of a given element  
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mass number   is an integral number that is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in an atom.  
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nomenclature   is the method for naming compounds and writing formulas for compounds  
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molecular formula   gives the number of each kind of atom in a molecule  
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empirical formula   simply gives the (whole number) ratio of atoms of elements in a compound  
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cation   has a positive charge from loss of electrons  
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anion   has a negative charge from gain of electrons  
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ionic compound   oppositely charged ions are attracted to each other such that the compound has no net charge  
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formula unit   the simplest collection of cations and anions that represents an electrically neutral unit  
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polyatomic ion   a charged group of covalently bonded atoms  
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acids   -taste sour if diluted with enough water to be tasted safely -react with metals to produce ionic compounds and hydrogen gas -also react with bases, thus losing their acidic properties  
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Hydrates   an ionic compound in which the formula unit includes a fixed number of water molecules associated with cations and anions  
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bases   -taste bitter if diluted with enough water -feel slippery or soapy on the skin -turns color from red to blue -reacts with acids, thus losing their basic properties  
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Arrhenius acid   is a compound that ionizes in water to form a solution H+ ions and anions  
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Arrhenius base   is a compound that ionizes in water to form solutions of OH- and cations  
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Neutralization   the process of an acid reacting with base to form water and a salt  
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salt   the combination of the cation from a base and the anion from the acid  
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Hydrocarbons   molecules that contain only hydrogen and carbon atoms  
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Alkanes   are saturated (have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible for the number of carbon atoms)  
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Isomers   compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas  
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organic chemistry   the study of carbon and its compounds  
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functional group   an atom or group of atoms attached to the hydrocarbon chain, which confers particular physical and/or chemical properties upon the compound  
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Alcohol   functional group is a hydroxyl group attached to the carbon chain  
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Carboxylic acids   have a caboxyl group attached to the carbon chain. Acidic  
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atomic mass   given on the periodic table and is the weighted average of the masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of that element.  
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