chapter 11 Flashcards
anything that has mass that takes up space
matter
a small particle that is the building block of matter
atom
matter with a composition that is always the same
substance
a substance that consist of only one type of atom
element
two or more atoms that are held together by covalent bonds and act like a unit
molecule
a substance containing atoms two or more diffent elements chemically bonded together
compound
matter that can vary in compostion
mixture
a mixture in substances are not evenly mixed
heterogeneous mixture
a mixture in which two or more substances are evenly mixed but not bonded together
homogeneous mixture
the region in the center of an atom’s mass and positive charge is concentrated
nucleus
a positively charge particle in the nucleus of the atom
proton
a neutral particle in the nucleus of a atom
neutron
a negatively change praticle that occuplys the space in an atom outside the nucleus
electron
the region surrounding an atom’s nucleus where one or more are most likely are found
electron cloud
the number of protruns in a atom of a element
atomic number
atoms of the same element that have diffent numbers of nutrons
isotope
an atom that’s is no longer neutral because it has gained or lost elctrons
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