Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Element

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A substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions

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Matter

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Anything that takes up space and has mass

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Compound

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A substance consisting of two or more different elements combined in a fixed ration

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Essential elements

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Elements that are necessary to an organisms survival

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Trace element

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And element that is only needed in minute amounts; make up s mass

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