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Elements

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Substances that can’t be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical reactions

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Four primary elements

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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen(азот)

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Atom

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The smallest unit of an element which is made up of neutrons, protons and electrons.

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Identified by the number of protons

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Atom

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Atomic mass

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Protons + neutrons

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Molecule

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A group of atoms held together by covalent bonds and have no overall charge

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Ionic bond

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A bond between atoms that is formed by losing and gaining an electron.

Opposite charges-they are attracted. Atom looses electron-now charge is positive. Atom gains electron - charge becomes negative.

Stronger than covalent bond.

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Chemical reactions

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📌Reactant+reactant=product

📌Reactants undergo chemical reactions

📌Products are formed in chemical reactions

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Metabolism

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All the chemical reactions that occur in the human body.

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Solution

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A mixture in which one or more substances are evenly distributed in another substance.

  • salt water
  • look aid
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Mixture

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A combination of substances in which the individual components retain their chemical properties.

  • sand and salt
  • sand and water
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pH

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pH is a measure of how acidic or basic substance is.

  • scale 0-14
  • below 7 - acidic
  • above 7 - basic
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