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| the three subatomic particles that form the atom |
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| proton, neutron, electron |
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| charge carried by protons, electrons |
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| positive, negative (p+, e-) |
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| the number of protons in an atom's nucleus |
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| total number of electrons and protons |
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| # of naturally occuring elements |
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| sharing & trading of electrons between atoms with vacancies in their outermost orbit |
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| molecules that consist of 2+ elements in properties that never vary (H20, for example) |
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| two or more molecules intermingling without bonding |
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| an atom with either a positive (more protons than electrons) or negative (more electrons than protons) charge |
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| close association of atoms with opposite charges after one atom dones an electron to the other |
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| two atoms share one electron (both fill their vacancies, and are "attached" at the electron) |
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| two identical atoms share the electron equally |
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| two different atoms share an electron, with one pulling the electron nearer to itself, thus giving the two atoms slightly opposite charges |
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| the bond between a hydrogen atom involved in a polar covalent bond (thus having a slight positive charge) and another atom from the same or different molecule |
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| measure of molecular motion |
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| measures level of hydrogen ions in a solutions to determine how acidic or alkaline |
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| substances that donate hydrogen atoms |
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| substances that accept hydrogen atoms |
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| compound that dissolves easily in water and releases ions other than H |
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