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atoms
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A submicroscopic particle that constitutes the fundamental building block of ordinary matter; the smallest identifiable unit of an element
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molecules
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Two or more atoms joined chemically in a specific geometrical arrangement`
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chemistry
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The science that seeks to understand the behavior of matter by studying the behavior of atoms and molecules
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hypothesis
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A tentative interpretation or explanation of an observation
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experiments
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A highly controlled procedure designed to generate observations that may support a hypothesis or prove it wrong.
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scientific law
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A brief statement or equation that summarizes past observations and predicts future ones
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law of conservation of mass
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A law stating that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction
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theory
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A proposed explanation for observations and laws based on well-established and tested hypotheses that presents a model of the way nature works and predicts behavior beyond the observations and law on which it was based.
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