4836916632 | hydrogen bond | slight attraction between Hydrogen of one atom and N, F, or O on another. Represented by dotted lines | ![]() | 0 |
4836916643 | matter | anything that has mass and takes up space | ![]() | 1 |
4836916644 | compound | substance consisting of two or more elements | 2 | |
4836916645 | element | substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions | ![]() | 3 |
4836916646 | atomic nucleus | made up of protons (+) and neutrons (0); | ![]() | 4 |
4836916647 | atomic number | number of protons; determines an element | ![]() | 5 |
4836916648 | mass number | protons + neutrons | ![]() | 6 |
4836916649 | radioactive isotope | unstable nucleus due to high number of neutrons. breaks down at a rate called a half-life | ![]() | 7 |
4836916652 | valence electrons | # electrons in outer shell of atom | ![]() | 8 |
4836916653 | covalent bond | share a pair of electrons to fill outer shell | ![]() | 9 |
4836916654 | ionic bond | transfer of electron(s) from one molecule to another to fill outer shell | ![]() | 10 |
4836916657 | electronegativity | attraction of an atom for the electrons of covalent bond | ![]() | 11 |
4836916658 | polar covalent bond | electrons not shared equally between two atoms due to differences in electronegativity | ![]() | 12 |
4836916660 | ion | charged atom | ![]() | 13 |
4836916661 | van der Waals | weak attraction due to asymmetrical electron arrangement AKA London Dispersion Forces | ![]() | 14 |
4836916662 | chemical reaction | making/breaking of chemical bonds which changes matter composition | ![]() | 15 |
4836916663 | chemical equilibrium | forward and reverse reactions occur at the same rate | ![]() | 16 |
4836916671 | acid | substance that increases H+ concentration | ![]() | 17 |
4836916672 | base | substance that reduces the H+ concentration | ![]() | 18 |
4836916673 | pH scale | measure the amount of H+ concentration using a log scale | ![]() | 19 |
4836916674 | buffer | substance that resists changes in pH when small amounts of acid/base are added | ![]() | 20 |
4836948918 | atomic mass | average of the masses of all the isotopes of an element in nature | ![]() | 21 |
4836957893 | Redox | a reaction in which electrons or H atoms are transferred between atoms (oxidation/reduction) | ![]() | 22 |
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