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anything that takes up space and has mass
substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions
substance consisting of two or more different elements combined in a fixed radio
those required by an organism in only minute quantities
electrically neutral
electrically charged, positive
electrically charged, negative
center of an atom
unit of measurement for atoms and subatomic particles
number of protons in the nuclei
sum of the protons plus neutrons
approximation of the total mass of an atom
same number of protons but different number of neutrons thus different masses
nucleus decays spontaneously, giving off particles and energy
capacity to cause change
energy that matter possesses because of its location or structure
electrons are found in them, each with a characteristic average distance and energy level
outermost electrons that the chemical behavior of an atom relies on
outermost electron shell
three-dimensional space where an electron is found 90% of the time
attractions that result in atoms staying close together
sharing of a pair of valence electrons by two atoms
H, C, O, etc
One pair of shared electrons
notation that represents both atom and bonding
indicating that the molecule (ie, H2) consists of two atoms of Hydrogen
double covalent bond; sharing two pairs of valence electrons
bonding capacity
attraction of a particular kind of atom for the electrons of a covalent bond
In a covalent bond between to atoms of the same element, the outcome of the tug-of-war for common electrons is a standoff; the two atoms are equally negative, such a bond in which electroms are shared equally
In compounds where one atom is bonded to a more electronegative atom, the electrons of the bond are not shared equally; vary in their polarity, depending on the electronegativity of the two atoms
a charged atom or molecule
positive ion
negative ion
cations and anions attract each other; this attraction
compounds formed by ionic bonds
hydrogen atom covalently bonded to one electronegative atom is also attracted to another electronegative atom
weak and only occur when atoms and molecules are close together
point at which the reactions offset one another-dynamic equilibrium, reactions are still going on but with no net effect on the concentrations of reactants and products; DOES NOT mean that the concentrations of reactants and products are equal in concentration, but only that their concentrations have stabilized partial ratio

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