Chapter 2 Vocab/Termonology Flashcards
1
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Elements
A
Basic building block for all substances.
2
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What is the denotation of Atoms?
A
Basic building blocks of all chemical structures.
3
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What is the connotation of Atoms?
A
A single descrite entity.
4
Q
What is the denotation for chemical compound and molecule?
A
Composed of two or more atom types.
5
Q
Molecule
A
The smallest peice that a chemical compound can be sub-divided into that still maintains all of the properties of that chemical compound.
6
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Diatomic Molecules
A
Elements that do not exist as descrete individual atoms, but rather as diatomic- two molecules.
7
Q
Who was Joseph Proust?
A
A scientist who in 1798 gave us the law of defenite porportions.
8
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Law of Definite Porportions?
A
Regardless where molecules are found, they always have identical composition.
