Atoms Flashcards
Solvent
A liquid that dissolves other substances
Homogeneous Mixture
Solution
Substances are evenly distributed within
Element
Pure Substance
A single atom or molecule made of entirely the same type of atom
Mixture
Two or more substances mixed
Not chemically bonded
Heterogeneous Mixture
Substances are not evenly distributed within
Matter
Anything that has mass and volume (takes up space)
Compound
Two or more different atoms mixed
Chemically bonded
Solute
Substance being dissolved
Molecule
A group of atoms bonded together
Can be same or different atoms
Atom
Basic unit of matter
Cannot change as matter shifts
Electron
A subatomic particle that has negative charge
Almost no mass
Found outside nucleaus
Proton
A subatomic particle that has positive charge
Mass of 1
Found in nucleaus
Neutron
A subatomic particle with no charge
Mass of 1
Found in nucleaus
Electron shells
Fixed regions of space around nucleaus in which electrons orbit
Mass Number (Atomic Mass)
Number of protons plus the number of neutrons