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Chemical Content Flashcards

1
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Matter

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Anything that takes up space and has mass

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Element

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Cannot be broken down into annother substance by a chemical reaction
92 in nature

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Compound

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A substance consisting of two or more elements combined together in a fixed ratio

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4
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Essential Elements

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A living organism needs these to live a healthy life and reproduce

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5
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Trace Elements

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Only minute amounts are required for living things

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Atom

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The smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element

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Subatomic particles

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Protons (+)
Neutrons (neutral)
Electrons(-)

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Atomic Nucleus

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Where the protons and neutrons are packed in the center of the atom, positivly charged.

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9
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Atomic Number

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The number of protons in an element

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Mass Number

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The sum of the protons and neutrons in the element

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Atomic Mass

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An approximation of the total mass of an element

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12
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Isotopes

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Different atomic forms of the same element

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13
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Ratioactive Isotope

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Nucleus decays spontaniously giving off energy particles. When the portons decay the element changes to another element

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14
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Valence shell

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Outermost electron shell

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15
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Valence Electron

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Electrons in the outermost shell

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Orbital

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The 3D space an electron is found 90% of the time

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Chemical Bonds

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Atoms bind together by sharing or transfering valence electrons

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Covalent Bond

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Sharing of a pair of valence electrons by two atoms

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Molecule

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Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds

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Single Bond

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A pair of shared valence electrons

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Double bound

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Two pairs of valence electrons

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Valence

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The number of electrons an atom needs to complete its outer most vallance

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Electronegivity

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The attraction of a particulat atom for its electrons

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Nonpolar Covalent Bond

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When two atoms have the same electronegitivity and ther electrons are pulled equally to both atoms

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Polar Covalent Bonds

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When two atons are bonded that have unequal electronegitivity and the electrons are not shared equally

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Ion

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A charged atom +/- ( or molecule)

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Cation

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Positivly charged++

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Anion

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Negitivly charged -

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Ionic Bond

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Anions and cations are attracted to eachother because of their opposite charge

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Ionic Compounds

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Compounds formed by ionic bonds (salts)

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Hydrogen Bonds

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A noncovalent attraction between a hydrogen and an electronegitive atom. Weak bond

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Chemical Reactions

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The making and breaking of chemical bonds leading to changes of matter

33
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Chemical equilibrium

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The point at which reactions offset eachother exactly

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