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| A substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. |
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| The attraction between different kinds of molecules. |
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| The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element. |
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| A substance that reduces the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. |
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| Balanced Chemical Equation |
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| A chemical equation in which there are equal numbers of each type of atom in the reactants and products. |
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| A substance that consists of acid and base forms in a solution and that minimizes changes in the pH when extraneous acids or bases are added to the solution. |
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| An attraction between two atoms, resulting from a sharing of outer-shell electrons or the presence of opposite charges on the atoms. The bonded atoms gain complete outer electron shells. |
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| A representation of a chemical reaction, showing the relative numbers of reactant and product molecules. |
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| A process leading to chemical changes in matter; involves the making and/or breaking of chemical bonds. |
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| The binding together of like molecules, often by hydrogen bonds. |
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| A substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio. |
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