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7263754977MatterAnything that takes up space and has mass0
7263758149ElementA substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions1
7263762163CompoundA substance consisting of two or more different elements combined in a fixed ratio2
7263766356Essential ElementsElements that an organism needs to live a healthy life and reproduce.3
7263773394Trace ElementsElements required by an organism in only minute quantities4
7263777677Atomthe smallest unit of matter that still retains properties of an element5
7263818153Neutronelectrically neutral particle in the nucleus6
7277637720Protonpositively charged particle in the nucleus7
7277645589Electronnegatively charged particle surrounding the nucleus8
7277647211Atomic Nucleusprotons and neutrons are packed together tightly in a dense core in the center of the atom9
7277649959Daltonthe measurement for subatomic particles which is equivalent to one atomic mass unit10
7277655460Atomic Numbernumber of protons unique to a specific element11
7277657800Mass Numberthe sum of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus of the atom12
7277662908Atomic Massapproximation of the total mass of an atom (average of isotopes)13
7277671240Isotopesatoms of the same element that have different number of neutrons and therefore have different masses14
7277675282Radioactive Isotopeswhen the nucleus decays spontaneously, giving off particles and energy15
7277679403Energythe capacity to cause change16
7277682559Potential Energythe energy that matter posses because of its location or structure17
7277685400Electron Shellwhere electrons are found which each have a distinct average distance18
7277695261Chemical bondsthe interactions between atoms that keeps them close together which is a result from the sharing or transfer of valence electrons19
7277708087Covalent Bondssharing of a pair of electrons by two atoms20
7277709332Moleculetwo or more atoms held together by covalent bonds21
7277724171Single Bondthe line in a structural formula that represents a pair of shared electrons22
7277733936Double Bondsa molecule that share two pairs of valence electrons23
7277738748Valencethe bonding capacity of an atom which equals the number of unpaired electrons needed to complete the outermost shell24
7277756432Electronegativitythe attraction of a particular atom for the electrons of a covalent bond25
7277761575Non-polar Covalent Bondwhen electrons are shared equally between two atoms since they have the same electronegativity26
7277772392Polar Covalent Bondthe electrons of a bond are not equally shared27
7277779357Iona charged atom or molecule28
7277781757Cationa positively charged ion29
7277783267Aniona negatively charged ion30
7277785283Ionic Bondthe attraction of opposite charges between anions and cations which results in the transfer of an electron31
7277788944Ionic Compound (Salt)compounds formes by ionic bonds32
7277792309Hydrogen Bondsthe non-covalent attraction between a hydrogen and an electronegative atom (like fluorine, oxygen and nitrogen)33
7277799813Van Der Waals INteractionsMolecules with non-polar covalent bonds have slightly positive and negative regions which results in individually weak attractions between other non-polar molecules or atoms34
7277810772Reactantsthe starting material in a chemical reaction35
7277812859Productsthe resulting substances of a chemical reaction36
7277816354Chemical Equilibriumthe reactants and products have reached a fixed ratio (the forward and reverse reactions are still occurring but no net movement occurs)37
7277850168Polar Moleculethe overall charge of a molecule is unevenly distributed (ex. water)38
7277852748Cohesionthe multiple hydrogen bonds in water hold the substance together and help water pull itself upward39
7277866300Adhesionthe clinging of one substance to another (water adheres to the cell wall of plants to move up a tree)40
7277873388Surface Tensiona measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid41
7277876106Kinetic Energythe energy of motion42
7277877801Heata form of energy that is a measure of the matter's total kinetic energy due to motion (depends on volume)43
7277896289Temperaturea measure of heat intensity that represents the average kinetic energy of the molecules, regardless of volume44
7277908325Celsius Scalean indication for temperature in which water freezes at 0 and boils at 100 (human body at around 37)45
7277914076Calorie (cal)the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1g pf water by 1 degree Celsius46
7277937823Kilocalorie (kcal)the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1 degree Celsius47
7277943146Joule (J)a unit of energy48
7277945234Specific Heatthe amount of heat that must be absorbed or lost for 1g of that substance to change its temperature by 1 degree Celsius49
7277958042Heat of Vaporizationthe quantity of heat a liquid must absorb for 1 g of it to be converted from the liquid to gaseous state50
7277963566Evaporative Coolingwhen a liquid evaporates, the surface of the liquid left behind cools down (the molecules with the highest amount of kinetic energy are converted to gas and the rest are left behind)51
7277974968Solutiona liquid that is a completely homogeneous mixture of two or more substances52
7277991810Solventthe dissolving agent of a solution53
7277994207Solutethe substance that is dissolved54
7277998013Aqueous Solutiona solution in which water is the solvent55
7278001058Hydration Shellthe sphere of water molecules that surrounds each dissolved ion56
7278010115Hydrophilicany substance that has an affinity to for water57
7278011564Colloida stable suspension of fine particles in a liquid (ex. large molecules in cells can't dissolve but are instead suspended in the aqueous liquid of the cell)58
7278019940Hydrophobicsubstances that do not have an affinity to water. (substances that are non-ionic and non-polar seem to repel water)59
7278034654Molecular Massthe sum of the masses of all the atoms in a molecule60
7278037868Mole (mol)a certain number of molecules of a substance- 6.02x10^23 molecules61
7278061920Molaritythe number of moles of solute per liter of solution- the unit of concentration62
7278066612Hydrogen Ion (H+)a single proton with a charge of 1+ (occurs when a hydrogen atom loses an electron)63
7278074933Hydroxide Ion (OH-)a water molecule loses a proton and has a charge of 1-64
7278084548Hydronium Ion (H3O+)the proton (hydrogen ion) binds with other water molecules65
7278100332Acida substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution, possibly by donating H+66
7278107021Basea substance that reduces the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution, possibly by accepting the H+67
7278115090pHthe negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration pH=-log[H+]68
7278120975Buffera substance that minimizes changed in concentrations of H+and OH- in a solution which they accomplish by accepting or donating H+ to the solution69
7278130569Ocean Acidificationwhen CO2 dissolves in seawater and reacts to form carbonic acid which lowers the pH of the ocean70
7278136813Acid Precipitationrain, snow, or fog with a pH lower (more acidic) than 5.2 (uncontaminated rain has pH of 5.6)71

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