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Basic Chemistry Terminology
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10/04/2012

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Matter
Definition
Anything that occupies space and has mass
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Mass
Definition
Amount of matter in an object.
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Element
Definition
Substances that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler kinds of matter.
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Atom
Definition
Simplest particle of an element that retains all the properties of that element. Example Hydrogen, Oxygen
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Nucleus
Definition
Central region of an atom that consists of protons and neutrons.
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Proton
Definition
A positively charge subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom.
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Atomic number
Definition
Number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom.
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Mass number
Definition
Number of protons and neutrons found in the nucleus of an atom.
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Electron
Definition
Subatomic negative particle found outside the nucleus of an atom in orbitals.
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Neutron
Definition
Subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge.
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Orbital
Definition
Three-D region around a nucleus that indicates the probable location of an electron.
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Isotope
Definition
Atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons.
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Compound
Definition
Atoms of two or more elements in fixed proportions.
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Chemical bonds
Definition
Attractive forces that hold atoms together.
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Covalent bond
Definition
When two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons. Between non-metals and non-metals.
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Molecule
Definition
Simplest part of a substance that retains all of the properties of that substance and can exist in a free state.
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Ion
Definition
An atom or molecule with an electrical charge.
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Ionic bond
Definition
Transfer of atoms between elements. Metals with non-metals.
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Energy
Definition
The ability to do work.
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Chemical reaction
Definition
One or more substances change to produce one or more different substances.
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Reactant
Definition
Located in the right-hand side of a chemical equation. It is the substances that react with each other to form new substances.
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Product
Definition
In an chemical equation, it located on the left-hand side of the equation. It is what is made because two or more chemical reacted.
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Metabolism
Definition
All of the chemical reactions that occur in an organism.
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Activation energy
Definition
Energy needed to kick-start a reaction.
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Catalyst
Definition
Chemical substances that reduce the amount of activation energy needed for a chemical reaction to take place.
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Enzyme
Definition
A protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions without being permanently changed or destroyed.
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Oxidation reduction reaction
Definition
Also known as a redox reaction. In reactions where electrons are transferred between atoms.
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Oxidation reaction
Definition
Where a reactant loses one or more elections and become positively charged.
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Reduction reaction
Definition
Where a reactant gains one or more electrons and becomes more negatively charged.
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Polar
Definition
In a neutrally charged molecule, it is where there is a charge that unevenly distributed and element and hydrogen such as water.
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Hydrogen bonds
Definition
Force of attraction between a hydrogen molecules with a partial positive charge and another atome or molecule with a partial or full negative charge.
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Cohesion
Definition
Attractive force that holds molecules of a single substance together.
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Adhesion
Definition
Attractive force between two particles of different substances.
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Capillary
Definition
Attraction between molecules that results in the rise of the surface of a liquid when in contact with a solid.
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Four properties of water include:
Definition
Cohesion, Adhesion, High heat capacity and Solvent.
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pH scale
Definition
A scale used to compare the H+ ions to the OH- ions.
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0-7 on the pH scale
H+ ions
Definition
Acids
Term
7-14 on the pH scale
OH- ions
Definition
Bases
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Buffers
Definition
Chemical substances that neutralize small amounts of either an acid or a base added to a solution.
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