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18 Cards in this Set
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acid
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compound that begins with the H+ ion
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anion
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negative ion
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atom
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smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element
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binary compound
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a compound that contains 2 and only 2 elements
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cation
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positive ion
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chemical formula
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a shorthand representation for a molecule for a formula unit
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chemical symbol
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a shorthand representation of an element
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compound
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pure substance composed of 2 or more elements combned chemically in definite proportions
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ductile
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able to be stretched into wire
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element
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pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical changes
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element
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pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical changes
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formula unit
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lowest whole-number ratio of ions in an ionic compound
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ion
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a changed atom or group of atoms
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malleable
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able to be pounded into thing sheets
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metalloid
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nonmetal
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molecular formula
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a formula for a compound as it exists in nature
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molecule
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a neutral group of atoms that are combined chemically and act as a unit
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polyatomic ion
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a chagred group of covalently charged atoms that bega
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