water Flashcards
negative charge
electron
neutral charge
neutron
positive charge
proton
4 elements in body
hydrogen oxygen nitrogen carbon
cannot be broken down to simpler
element
smallest particle
atom
atomic structure is made of
nucleus
two or more atoms
molecule
in nucleus
protons and neutrons
made of two or more elements
compound
outside nucleus
electrons
atomic weight is made of
protons and neutrons
electrons form a
chemical bond
outer shell means
atom is full
octet rule
atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to make 8 until they become stable
covalent bonds
2 atoms share one or more electrons
polar covalent
when two atoms share electrons unequally
nonpolar covalent
when two atoms share bonds equally