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What is the atomic number?

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The number of protons Jin the atomic nucleus

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What is an electron?

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A negatively charged subatomic particle

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Define an element

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A pure substance that consists only of atoms with the same number of protons

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Isotopes are:

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Forms of an element that differ in the number of neutrons their atoms carry

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What is the mass number

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The mass number of an isotope is the total number of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus

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Define a neutron

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An uncharged subatomic particle that occurs in the atomic nucleus

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What is the nucleus

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The central core of an atom

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8
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Define the periodic table

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The tabular arrangement of all known elements by their atomic number

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What is a proton

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A positively charged subatomic particle that occurs in the nucleus of all atoms

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10
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Radioactive decay is…

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The process in which an atom emits energy and or subatomic particles when its nucleus spontaneously breaks up

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What is a Radioisotope

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An isotope with an unstable nucleus

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12
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What is a tracer

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A Tracer is a substance with a detectable component

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13
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What are free radicals

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Free radicals are atoms with unpaired electrons

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14
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Define an ION

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And Ion is an atom or molecule that carries a net charge

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What are shell models

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A model of electron distribution in an atom

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What is a chemical bond

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An attractive force that arises between two atoms, when their electrons interact. These link atoms into molecules

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What is a compound

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A molecule that has atoms of more than one element

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What is a covalent bond

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A type of chemical bond in which two atoms share a pair of electrons

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Define electronegativity

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The measure of the ability of an atom to pull electrons away from other atoms

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What is an Ionic bond

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A type of chemical bond in which a strong mutual attraction links ions of opposite charge

21
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What is polarity

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Any separation of charge into distinct positive and negative regions

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Define cohesion

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The property of a substance that arises from the tendency of its molecules to resist separating from one another

23
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What is the concentration

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The amount of solute per unit volume of solution

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Evaporation

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The transition of a liquid to a vapor

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Hydrogen Bond

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The attraction between a covalent lay bonded hydrogen atom and another atom taking part in a separate polar covalent bond

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Hydrophilic

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This describes a substance that dissolves easily in water

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Hydrophobic

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Describes a substance that resists dissolving in water

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Salt

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Is a compound that releases ions other than (Hydrogen+) and (OH-) when it dissolves in water

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What is a solute

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A dissolved substance

30
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What is a solution

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A uniform mixture of solute completely dissolved in a solvent

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Solvent

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A liquid in which other substances dissolves

32
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Temperature

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The measure of molecular motion

33
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What is an acid

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A substance that releases hydrogen ions in water

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What is a base

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A substance that accepts hydrogen ions in water

35
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What is a base

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A substance that accepts hydrogen ions in water

36
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Buffer

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A set of chemicals that can keep the pH of a solution stable by alternately donating and accepting ions that contribute to pH

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PH

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The measure of the number of hydrogen ions in a water based fluid