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Inorganic Compounds

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a simple substance that does not contain a carbon backbone

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Organic Compounds

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a compound consisting of a backbone made up of carbon atoms

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Elements

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substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical reactions

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Chemical Signal

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the abbreviation for an element;usually the 1st letter (or 1st and 2nd letters) of the English or Latin name

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Trace Elements

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they are only required in minute amounts

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Atom

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the smallest portion of an element that retains its chemical properties

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Matter

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anything that has mass and takes up space (subatomic particles)

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Nucleus

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central region of the atom that contains the protons and neutrons

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Atomic Number

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the number of protons in the atomic nucleus of an atom, which uniquely identifies the element to which the atom corresponds

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Atomic Mass Unit (amu)(dalton)

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the approximate mass of a proton or neutron

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Atomic Mass

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number that indicates approximately how much matter that atom contains compared with another atom (#of protons + # of neutrons)

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Radioisotopes

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unstable isotopes that spontaneously emit radiation

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Isotopes

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an alternative form of an element with a different number of neutrons but the same osmotic pressure

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Autoradiography

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radiation causes the appearance of dark silver grains in photographic film

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Orbitals

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region in which electrons occur in an atom or molecule

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Electron Shell

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group of orbitals of electrons with similar energies

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Valence Shell

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outermost ring in a Bohr model

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Valence Electrons

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electrons in the outer electron shell, known as the valence shell, of an atom, in the formation of a chemical bond

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Molecules

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2 or more atoms may become joined ver strongly to form a stable particle

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Chemical Formula

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shorthand expression that describes the chemical composition of a substance

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Simplest Formula (empirical)

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a chemical formula that gives the smallest whole-number ratio of the component atoms

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Molecular Formula

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the type of chemical formula that gives the actual numbers of each type of atom in a molecule

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Structural Formula

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a type of chemical formula that shows the spatial arrangement of the atoms in a molecule

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Avogadro’s Number

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the number of units (6.02 e23) present in 1 mole of any substance

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Reactants
the substances that participate in the reaction
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Products
the substances formed by the reaction
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Dynamic Equilibrium
the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal
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Bond Energy
the energy required to break a particular chemical bond
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Covalent Bonds
sharing of electrons beween atoms in a way that results in each atom having a filled valence shell
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Covalent Compound
a compound in which atoms are held together by covalent bonds
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Orbital Hybridization
a rearrangement of the orbitals in the valence shell that may occur when an atom forms covalent bonds with other atoms
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Electronegativity
a measure of an atoms attraction for electrons
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Polar Molecule
one end with a partial positive charge and another end with a partial negative charge
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Cations
positively charged ions
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Anions
negatively charged ions
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Ionic Bonds
the chemical attraction between a cation and an anion
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Solute
a dissolved substance
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Surface Tension
the attraction that the molecules at the surface of a liquid may have for one another
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Hyrophilic
substances that interact readily with water
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Hydrophobic
water fearing
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Hydrophobic interactions
the tendency of hydrophobic substances to cluster together due to strong cohesive interactions among surrounding water molecules
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Kinetic Energy
energy of motion
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Heat
the total amount of kinetic energy
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Temperature
measure of the average kinetic energy
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Heat of Vaporization
the amount of heat energy required the change 1g of a substance for the liquid phase to the vapor phase
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Calorie
amount of hat energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of water 1 degree celsius
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Specific Heat
amount of energy required the raise the temperature of water
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Acid
proton donor
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Base
proton acceptor
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pH
-log10 [H+]
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Ionic Compound
a substance consisting of cations and anions, which are attracted by their opposite charges, they do not consist of molecules
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Solvent
liquid capable of dissolving many substances
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Hydration
process of association of a substance with a partial positive and/or negative charges of water molecules
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Hydrogen Bond
a weak attractive force existing between a hydrogen atom with usually oxygen or nitrogen
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Van der Walls Interactions
weak attractive forces between atoms; caused by interactions among fluctuating charges
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Redox Reaction
the chemical reaction in which 1 or more electrons are transferred from 1 substance (oxidized) to another (reduced)
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Oxidation
the loss of 1 or more electrons (hydrogen atoms) by an atom, ion, or molecule
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Reduction
the gain of 1 or more electrons (hydrogen atoms) by an atom, ion, or molecule
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Cohesion
ring-shaped protein complex responsible for linking siste chromatids during prophase
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Adhesion
the property of sticking to some other substance
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Capillary Action
the ability of water to move in small-diameter tubes as a consequence of its cohesion and adhesion
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Neutral Solution
pH of 7, equal concentrations of hydrogen ions [H+] and hydroxide ions [OH-]
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Acidic Solution
hydrogen ions > hydroxide ions; pH <7
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Basic Solution
hydrogen ions7
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Buffer
resists changes in pH when an acid or base is added
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Salt
hydrogen ion of an acid is replaced by some other cation
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Electrolytes
a substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in water; solution can conduct electrical current

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