Atoms Flashcards

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1
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Solvent

A

A liquid that dissolves other substances

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Homogeneous Mixture

Solution

A

Substances are evenly distributed within

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Element

Pure Substance

A

A single atom or molecule made of entirely the same type of atom

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Mixture

A

Two or more substances mixed

Not chemically bonded

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Heterogeneous Mixture

A

Substances are not evenly distributed within

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Matter

A

Anything that has mass and volume (takes up space)

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Compound

A

Two or more different atoms mixed

Chemically bonded

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Solute

A

Substance being dissolved

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Molecule

A

A group of atoms bonded together

Can be same or different atoms

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Atom

A

Basic unit of matter

Cannot change as matter shifts

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Electron

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A subatomic particle that has negative charge

Almost no mass

Found outside nucleaus

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Proton

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A subatomic particle that has positive charge

Mass of 1

Found in nucleaus

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Neutron

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A subatomic particle with no charge

Mass of 1

Found in nucleaus

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13
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Electron shells

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Fixed regions of space around nucleaus in which electrons orbit

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Mass Number (Atomic Mass)

A

Number of protons plus the number of neutrons

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15
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Atomic Number

A

Number of protons

16
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Electron Arrangement

A

Diagram showing the organization of electrons

17
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Electron Configuration

A

The arrangement of electrons in an atom

written in 2,8,1 format

18
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What is matter made of?

A

Atoms