Vocabulary Flashcards
Liquid
No shape
Has volume
Gas
No shape
No volume
Solid
Has shape
Has volume
Atom
Building block of matter; contains subatomic particles
Proton
Positively charged particle in an atoms nucleus
Neutron
Particle with no charge in an atoms nucleus
Electron
Negatively charged particle that occupied space around an atoms nucleus
Ion
Atom that is negatively or positively charged because it had lost or gained one or more electrons
Ionic bond
Electrical attraction between two oppositely charged atoms or groups of atoms
Covalent bonds
Type if chemical bind formed when atoms share electrons
Compound
Pure substance with unique properties; formed when two or more different elements combine
Molecule
Compound whose atoms are held together by covalent bonds
PH
Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions on a solution
Amino acid
Carbon compound joined by peptide bonds; building block of proteins
Carbohydrate
Organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of one oxygen and toe hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom