Chapter 2 vocab Flashcards
A substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by ordinary chemical means.
Element
A substance consisting of two or more different elements combined in a fixed ratio.
Compound
The smallest unit of matter
Atom
A subatomic particle with a single negative charge
Electron
The number of shells around the nucleus.
Electron shells
Bonds that form when two elements share electron
Chemical bond
Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds
Molecules
A measurement of an atom’s attraction for shared electrons
Electron negativity
Form when two atoms has differ electronegativity
Polar covalent bond
The bond in the water molecules
Hydrogen bonds
The results in the chemical reactions
Products
The element that have the same number of protons but with a different number of neutrons
Isotope
Thermal energy in transfer from a warmer object to a cooler object.
Heat
How hot or how cold sth is
Temperature
The thing consists of two or more substance
Solvent