Chapter 11 Flashcards
is anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
is a small particle that is the building block of matter
atom
is matter with a composition that is always the same
substance
a substance made of only one kind of atom
element
is two or more atoms that are held together by chemicals bonds act as a unit
molecule
a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically joined in a specific
compound
matter that can vary in composistion
mixture
a mixture in which the 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 at the center of an atom that contains most of mass of the atom
nucleus
a positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom
proton
is an uncharged particle in the nucleus of an atom
neutron
is a negitively charged particle that occupies the space in an atom outside the nucleus
electron
the region surrounding an atom’s nucleus where one or more electrons are most likely to be found
electron cloud
is the numver of protons n the nucleus of an atom of an element
atomic number
is one of two or more atoms of an element having the same number of protons , but a differnt number of neutrons
isotope
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