8th Grade Chemistry Flashcards

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Solid

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holds shape and has a fixed volume

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Liquid

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Shape of container; Free surface; Fixed volume

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Gas

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Shape and Volume of container

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Plasma

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Gas with a portion of the particles Ionized

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Lewis Dot structure

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A form of recording atoms that displays atomic symbol as well as valence electrons

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Atomic Theory

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The theory that everything is composed of microscopic pieces called atoms

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Protons

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Positive part of an atom; found in the nucleus

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Electrons

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Negative part of an atom; found in electron clouds

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Neutrons

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Neutral parts of an atom; found in the nucleus

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Nucleus

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The core of an atom

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Charge

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How positive or negative an atom is

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Element

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An atom with a specific number of protons, electrons, and neutrons

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Molecule

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A substance composed of multiple elements

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Atom

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The basic building blocks of everything

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Valence Electrons

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The electrons on the outer shell of an atoms electron clouds

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Electron cloud (shell)

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The area of an atom surrounding the nucleus; holds all of the electrons within it

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Bohr Model

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A model of the atoms

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Metalloids

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A non-metal with some traits of a metal

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Metals

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An element with the traits of a metal

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Non Metals

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Any element that is not a metal

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Noble Gases

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Any gas in which the outer electron cloud is full

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Halogens

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Any of the five nonmetals having seven electrons in their outer shell

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Atomic Mass

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The mass of the element

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Atomic Number

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The amount of protons an atom has

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Alkali Metals

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Any of the metals containing only one electron in their outer shell

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Alkali Earth Metals

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Any of the elements from group two

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Atomic Symbol

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Displays atomic number, atomic mass, element name, and element symbol

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Groups

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A vertical column on the periodic table

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Period

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A horizontal row on the periodic table

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D. Mendeleev

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Creator of the periodic table of elements

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Periodic table of elements

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The table used to sort the elements

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Atomic Structure

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A nucleus composed of both protons and neutrons, surrounded by shells of electrons

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Coefficient

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Represents the amount of the whole you have

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Subscript

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Represents the amount of a specific part of a molecule

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Ion

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An atom with either a positive or negative charge

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Chemical Formula

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A display of the elements And amount of each element

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Covalent Bond

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When two elements bond by sharing electrons

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Single Bond

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When two elements share one pair of electrons

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Double Bond

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When two elements combine by sharing two pairs of elecrons

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Triple Bond

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When two elements combine by sharing three pairs of electrons

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Ionic Bond

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A bond between two elements of different ionic charges