ELEMENTS Flashcards
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Element
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What all the substances are made up of, and which contain only one type of atom
2
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Atom
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The smallest particle of an element that can exist
3
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Molecule
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Thousands of atoms joined together
4
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Compound
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Pure substances made up of two or more elements strongly joined together
5
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Chemical Symbol
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A one or two letter code used to identify an element
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Chemical Formula
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Shows the element present in a compound and their relative proportions
7
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Polymer
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A molecule made of thousands of smaller molecules in a repeating pattern
8
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Periodic Table
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A table that contains all of the known elements. It groups together elements with similar properties
