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electron

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all substances are made of atoms. Atoms are made from electrons

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neutron

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un un charged elementry particle that has a mass nearly equal to a proton

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proton

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the basic particles that make up am atom are electrons, protons and neutrons. They can change and undergo chemical reactions, sharing electrons with other atoms.

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atom

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Everything is made from atoms, including me. Atoms are tiny particles that are far to small to see even with a microscope

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element

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An element is a substance that can not be Broken down into any other substance. Every element is made up of its own type of atom.

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compound

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A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of 2 or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Other compounds are made when a metal chemically combines with a non-metal.

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polymer

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The smaller molecules that come together to form polymers are called monomers. Polymers are made of many monomers linked together

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molecule

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a group of atoms bonded together makes a molecule. they represent the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction

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