Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Atom

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The functional unit of matter

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Element

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Substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler kinds of matter

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Nucleus

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Core of the atom, consists of two kinds of subatomic particles

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Protons have a __ charge

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Positive

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Neutrons have a __ charge

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No

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99.9% of the atoms mass is found in ___

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The nucleus

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Stable atom

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When the atom have a full outer shell

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Elements go through ___ to make them more stable

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Reactions

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Ion

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Charges particle or atom

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Positive ion

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Cation

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Negative ion

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Anion

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Two major types of bonds

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Ionic

Covalent

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Bond formed from the loss or gain of electrons

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Ionic bond

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Atoms become charged in a ___ bind

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Ionic

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Bond formed by 2 atoms that share one or more pair of electrons

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Covalent bond

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Substance that reduces the amount of energy need for a recruit to occur

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Protein that acts like a biological catalyst

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Reactant loses 1 or more electrons and becomes positive

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Oxidation reaction

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Reactant gains 1 or more electrons and becomes negative

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Reduction reaction

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Reaction where electrons are transferred between atoms

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Redox reaction

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Best mixed mixture

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Homogenous mixture in why one or more substances are uniformly distributed in another substance

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Two parts of a solution

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Solute

Solvent

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Solute

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Substance being dissolved in the solution

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Solvent
Substance in which the solute is dissolved
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The relative a,our of hydronium ions in a solution
Acids
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4 characteristics of acidic solutions
- acidic solutions contain higher concentrations of H3O then hydroxide ions - tend to have a sour taste - can burn skin, eyes, mucous membranes - very high concentrations of it are corrosive
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Contains more OH than H3O ions
Basic solution
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Scale for measuring the concentration of H3O and OH in a solution
pH scale
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pH scale ranges from __ - __
0 | 14
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On a pH scale 0-6.9= 7= 7.1-14=
Acidic solution Neutral A basic or alkaline solution
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Chemical substance that neutralize small amounts of acid or base
Buffer