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Chapter 2
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 3
09/04/2011

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Term
small particles that make up all matter
Definition
atoms
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when atoms of two or more elements combine
Definition
compound
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what changes in a chemical reaction
Definition
atoms of substances
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center of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons
Definition
nucleus
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particles with a positive charge
Definition
proton
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particles with no charge
Definition
neutron
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are outside of the nucleus and are negatively charged
Definition
electron
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all atoms of an element have these
Definition
same number of protons and electrons
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what is the atomic number
Definition
the number of protons
Term
atoms of any element have have a different number of ______, these are called _______
Definition
neutrons, isotopes
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weighted average mass of different isotopes
Definition
atomic mass (a.m.u.)
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what is the mass number of an isotope?
Definition
number of protons + number of neutrons
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an atom which has either lost or gained electrons
Definition
ion
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what changes in the formation of an ion
Definition
the number of electrons
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