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Matter- Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
Atom- A small particle that makes up most types of matter. |
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Law of Conservation of Matter- Matter is not created or destroyed , it only changes form. |
Electrons- Negatively charged particles. |
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Nucleus- Positively charged, central part of an atom. |
Protons- Positively charged particle located in the nucleus of an atom and that is counted to identify the atomic number |
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Neutrons- An uncharged particle located in the nucleus of an atom. |
Element- Matter made up of only one kind of atom. |
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Atomic Number- The top number |
Isotopes- 2 types of chlorine atoms are chlorine-35 and chlorine-37. |
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Mass Number- Number of protons plus the number of neutrons it contains. |
Atomic Mass- weighted average mass of the isotopes of an element. |
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Metals- Element that is malleable, ductile, a good conductor of electricity, and generally has s shiny or metallic luster. |
Nonmetals- Elements that are usually gases or brittle solids and poor conductors of electricity and heat; are the basis of the chemicals of life. |
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Metalloid- Element that has characteristics of both metals and nonmetals and is a solid at room temperature. |
Substance- Matter with a fixed composition whose identity can be changed by chemical processes but not by ordinary physical processes. |
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Compound- A substance produced when elements combine and whose properties are different from each of the elements in it. |
Mixture- A combination of compounds and elements that has not formed a new substances and whose proportions can be changed without changing the mixtures identity. |