Test on 12/7/17 Flashcards
compound which contains hydrogen and carbon atoms bonded and is associated with a living thing
organic
compounds which don’t contain carbon and come from non-living matter
inorganic
a subatomic particle with negative electrical charge found in an energy level
electron
a subatomic particle with no charge found in the nucleus of an atom
neutron
a subatomic particle with positive electrical charge found in the nucleus of an atom
proton
a substance consisting of one type of atom that can’t be separated into simpler substances
element
a substance formed when 2 or more elements chemically combine or bond
compound
an abbreviation or short representation of a chemical element; the symbols on the periodic table
chemical symbol
an electron of an atom, located in the outermost shell of the atom that can be transferred or shared with another atom
valence electron
horizontal row of elements in the periodic table whose properties change gradually and predictably and share the same number of electron shells
period
positively charged center of an atom with nearly all of the atomic mass and consists of protons and neutrons
nucleus
region surrounding the nucleus of an atom, where electrons are most likely to be found
energy level
the molecules found on the left side of a chemical equation
reactants
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
atomic number
the number of protons plus neutrons in an atom
atomic mass