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mixture

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mix of substances that have a variable composition; is classified as homogeneous or heterogeneous

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relative formula mass

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the ratio of the average mass per atom of the naturally occurring form of an element to one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12

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empirical formula

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chemical formula which gives the lowest whole number ratio of the atoms or moles of the element in a compound

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molecular/covalent compound

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compounds of elements made from a non metal + non metal

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mole

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aka Avogadro’s number; 6.02x10^23; unit of measurement for the amount of a chemical substance

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physical property

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something you can see/observe without a chemical change happening: ex. luster, color, volume, state, density, melting point, boiling point, shape, malleability

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chemical change

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bonds are broken and new bonds are formed; chemical composition changes: ex. color/odor, emission, heat, precipitate, light

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periodicity

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recurring variations in element properties with increasing atomic number

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compound

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substance composed of a given combination of elements that can be broken down into those elements by chemical methods; elements are always combined in the same proportions

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group

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vertical columns share similar properties bc they are organized by valence electrons

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electron

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negatively charged particles

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significant figure

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each of the digits of a number that are used to express it to the required degree of accuracy

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molar mass

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mass of one mole of a given substance

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alkali metals

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low-density, low-melting, highly reactive metallic elements

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atom

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smallest particle that makes up element

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product

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substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction

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matter

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stuff that has mass and takes up space; 3 states: solid, liquid, gas

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scientific notation

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method of expressing numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10

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properties of metals

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good conductors of heat/electricity, shiny, solid at room temperature, ductile/malleable

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law of conservation of mass

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mass is neither created nor destroyed by chemical reactions or physical transformations; themassof the products in a chemical reaction must equal themassof the reactants

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element

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substance that can’t be broken down into other substances by chemical methods; each is unique

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percent composition

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percentage by mass of each element in a compound

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reactant

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a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction

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molecular formula

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equal to or whole number multiple of empirical formula

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heterogenous

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different

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isotope

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atoms of the same element has the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons

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periodic table

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organized by atomic number

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chemical property

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something you can see only if substance is undergoing reaction: ex. acidity, reactivity, flammability

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alkaline earth metals

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react easily with other elements and are found in nature only in compounds

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chemical equation

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symbolic representation of a chemical reaction

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ionic compound

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compounds of elements made from a non metal + metal

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distillation

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transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without being a liquid

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ion

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a charged atom or group of atoms

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abundance

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amount of an isotope of an element that exists in nature

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transition metals

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Any of the metallic elements within Groups 3 through 12 in the Periodic Table; form alloys easily, have high melting points, and have more than one valence because of their incomplete inner shells

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atomic number

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number of protons an element has

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physical change

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chemical composition remains; change of one or more properties: ex. state change, color, density, volume

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nucelus

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holds protons and neutrons; electrons “orbit” around the outside

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properties of nonmetals

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poor conductors of heat and electricity, most are gases at room temperature, brittle, not metallic

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pure substance

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substances made of only one type of atom

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halogens

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nonmetallic; react readily with most metals to form salts

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atom

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smallest particle of an element that retains it’s identity

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states of matter

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different forms matter takes on; solid, liquid, gas, plasma

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period

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a set of elements occupying a row in the periodic table 9

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proton

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positively charged particles

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noble gases

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do not react chemically with other substances except under certain special conditions

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homogeneous

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the same

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average atomic mass

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average mass of one atom of a particular element

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nucleon

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a proton or neutron

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neutron

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neutrally charged particles

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mass number

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number of protons and neutrons an element has

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polyatomic ion

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charged ion composed of two or more atoms covalently bonded together