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Most penetrating type of radiation

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Gamma

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Negatively charged particles emitted from a nucleus at high-speed

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Beta

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The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to break apart

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Half-life

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The process by which nuclei having low masses are united to form nuclei with larger masses

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Fusion

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4
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Adams of the same element with a different number of neutrons

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Isotope

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5
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Most reactive group of metals

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Alkali metals

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Elements that form salts by combining with metals

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Halogens

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7
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React to perform bases, found in minerals

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Alkaline earth metals

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8
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Form of multiple charges, used to make pigments

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Transition metals

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9
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What do dot diagrams represent

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Valence electrons

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10
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What kind of chemical bond is formed when an equal exchange or transfer of electrons occurs

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Ionic

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Hold Adams together in a compound

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Chemical bond

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A group of covalently bonded atoms that act together as one charged atom

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Polyatomic ion

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13
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A chemical bond that occurs when Adams share electrons

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Covalent

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14
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What is an insoluble compound that forms during a chemical reaction

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Precipitate

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15
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When an element gains electrons

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Reduction

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When an element loses electron

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Oxidation

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The mass of the products must equal the mass of the reactants

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Law of conservation of mass

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18
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NaCl

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Sodium chloride

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19
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H2O

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dihydrogen monoxide

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20
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Silicon tetroxide

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SiO4

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21
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The chemical equation that has the same number of atoms of each element each side of the equation

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Balanced

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22
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Each substance on the left side of the arrow in a chemical equation

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Reactant

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23
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The energy required to break the original bonds is less than the energy release the new bonds form

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Exergonic reaction

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24
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If heat must be added to a chemical reaction for the reaction to take place

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Endothermic

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Which of the following could represent a decomposition reaction

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Compound equals element plus element

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In a chemical equation the symbol that means dissolved in water is

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When one element replaces another element in a compound

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Single displacement

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A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently changed itself

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The breaking down of a substance into two or more simpler substances

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Decomposition

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Each substance to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation

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Substances that prevent or slow down chemical reaction

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Inhibitors

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A chemical reaction in which energy is released

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Exothermic

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Numbers that precede symbols and formulas in a chemical equation

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Coefficients

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According to the law of mass of conservation how does the mass of the products in a chemical reaction compared to the mass of the reactants

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The masses are equal

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What is an insoluble compound that forms during a chemical reaction

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Precipitate

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A chemical reaction in which two or more substances combined to form another substance

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The burning of wood in a campfire that produces heat and light would be both an example of blank and blank

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Exergonic, exothermic

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When most chemical reactions take place some blank in the the reactants must be broken a process that requires energy

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Chemical bonds

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Explain what is meant by a balanced chemical equation

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A chemical equation when the number of atoms of each type and on each side of the equation are the same

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Single displacement

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Decomposition

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Double displacement

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The splitting apart of a nucleus of a large Adam into two smaller atoms

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Stopped by a piece of paper, helium molecules that is the weakest form of radiation

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Group 18, inert, do not form compounds

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Noble gases

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Include oxygen and sulfur

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Chalcogens

48
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Found on the stair step line, part metal, part nonmetal

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What does the chemical symbols represent for an element

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This is an abbreviation used for chemicals in chemistry

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Chemical symbol

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Number that precedes chemical formulas, used to balance equations

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Coefficient

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H2o

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Represent oxidation numbers or charges of ion

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Superscripts

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O2

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The number of each type of Adam and In the compound as shown by these numbers

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Subscripts

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Na

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When two elements or compounds combine to form one large compound

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When one element replaces another element in a compound

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Single displacement

59
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When a compound splits apart into smaller compounds or elements

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Decomposition

60
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When a carbon compound reacts with oxygen to form heat, carbon dioxide, and water

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Combustion

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When two salts react, break apart, and recombine to make two new compounds

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Double displacement

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