Chemistry Vocabulary

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Malleable

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to be flatten into sheets

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Brittle

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Easily broken into small pieces

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Conductivity/Conductor

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able to pass heat or electricity through

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Insulator

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blocks heat or electricity from passing through

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Luster

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Ability to reflect light (shiny or dull)

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Matter

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anything that has mass and volume

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Mass

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the amount of matter in an object

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Volume

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the amount of space an object takes up

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Atom

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smallest unit of matter

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Atomic Mass

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the mass of an atom (containing protons, neutrons, and electrons)

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Atomic Number

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the number of protons in an atom

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Charge

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either positive, negative, or neutral

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Protons

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the positive part of an atom.

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Energy Levels

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the rings around the nucleus of an atom

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Electron Cloud

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the location of electrons

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Electrons

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the negative part of an atom

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Element

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pure substance containing only 1 type of atom

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Mass Number

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mass of the protons and the neutrons only

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Neutrons

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the part of an atom that does not have a charge

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Nucleus

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center of an atom with a positive charge

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Particle

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smallest part of an atom.

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Chemical Properties

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Properties that change the element

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Physical Properties

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Properties that do not change the element

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React/Reactivity

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how something interacts with something else

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Valence Electrons

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Electrons in the outermost energy level

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Density

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the amount of matter in a given amount of space

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Grams

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used to measure mass

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Indicators of a chemical reaction

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Production of gas

Formation of a solid

Color Change

Temperature Change

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Subscribt

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small number behind an element that tells you the number of atoms

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Coefficient

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Large number in front of compound

Multiplies through to all the elements in the compound

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Metal

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A shiny, malleable, ductile, and conductive material.

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Nonmetal

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A material that is not a metal. It is brittle, dull, and an insulator.

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Metalloid

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Has properties of both metals and nonmetals

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Flammability

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Ability to be set on fire.

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Ductile

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Ability to be pulled into wire.

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Composition

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The way in which a whole or a mixture is made up.

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pH

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Determines whether something is an acid or a base.

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Solubility

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Ability to be dissolved in a liquid.

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States of Matter

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Distinct form of matter such as solid, liquid, or gas.

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Viscosity

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State of being thick, sticky, semi-fluid

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Water Displacement

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How to find the volume of irregular shaped objects using a volume of water in a graduated cylinder.