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Element

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A material that cannot be separated into multiple materials

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Atom

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The smallest particle of an element

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Nucleus

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Made up of protons and neutrons, found in the center of an atom

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Proton

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A particle that has a positive electrical charge

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Neutron

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A particle with no electrical charge

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Atomic number

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The number of protons in an atom’s nucleus

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Mass number

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The combined number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

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Electron

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A particle that orbits the atom’s nucleus and has a negative electrical charge

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Energy level

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The area in the atom where an electron is most likely to be found

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Valence electrons

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Elections that are in the outermost energy level that determine the chemical behavior of different elements

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Isotopes

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Atoms of an element that have differing numbers of neutrons

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Atomic mass

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The average of the mass numbers of isotopes of an element

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Radioactivity

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The spontaneous process when unstable nuclei emit radiation

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Compound

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Something that is made up of two or more elements

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Chemical bonds

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The forces that hold elements together in compounds

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Covalent bond

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When two atoms share electrons to gain electrons

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Molecule

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Two or more atoms held together by sharing electrons

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Ion

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An atom that gains or loses an electron

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Ionic bond

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The force between two ions of opposite charge

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Chemical reaction

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A change of a substance into another substance

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Solution

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A mixture in which the contents are indistinguishable

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Acid

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A solution with a pH of less than 7 and produces H+

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Base

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A solution with a pH of over 7 and produces OH-

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Crystalline structure

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A structure in a solid where the particles are arranged in geometric patterns

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Glasses

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Solids with atoms that are close together and have no pattern

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Evaporation

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A process in which a liquid turns into a gas

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Sublimation

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A process in which a solid turns into a gas without becoming a liquid first

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Plasmas

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A gas that has been heated to an extremely high temperature where electrons are separated from atoms

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Condensation

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A process in which gas changes into a liquid

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Mineral

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A naturally occurring substance with a crystalline structure

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Crystal

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A solid that has a repeating pattern of atoms

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