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Ch. 1 - Atoms, Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

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12990163elementmatter made of atoms of only one kind
12990164electronsnegatively charged particles in an atom
12990165protonpositively charged particles in an atom
12990166neutronneutrally charged particle in an atom
12990167electron cloudregion surrounding the nucleus that contains the electrons
12990168atomic numberthe number of protons in the nucleus of each atom of that element
12990169isotopesatoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons
12990170mass numbernumber of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom
12990171atomic massweighted average mass of the isotopes of an element
12990172metalsgenerally have a shiny or metallic luster and are good conductors of heat and electricity
12990173nonmetalsusually dull in appearance and most are poor conductors of heat and electricity
12990174metalloidselements with characteristics of metals and nonmetals
12990175substancematter that has the same composition and properties throughout
12990176compoundsubstance whose smallest unit is made up of atoms of more than one element bonded together
12990177mixturewhen two or more substances come together but don't combine to make a new substance

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