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Chemical Properties Vocabulary
Words needed for The Tech Lab on April 24th
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Chemistry
5th Grade
02/18/2009

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Element
Definition
A substance comprised of identical atoms that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
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Atom
Definition
The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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Nucleus
Definition
The positively charged central region of an atom, composed of protons and neutrons and containing almost all of the mass of the atom
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Proton
Definition
An elementary particle having a positive charge that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei
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Neutron
Definition
An elementary particle having no charge, found in the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen
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Electron
Definition
An elementary particle having a negative charge, found outside the nucleus of an atom
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Hypothesis
Definition
Educated guess about what we think will happen
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Compound
Definition
Two or more elements bonded together whose composition is constant
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Control
Definition
A standard of comparison in scientific experimentation
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