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Elements and Compounds
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Science
6th Grade
12/05/2011

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Term
Pure substance
Definition

substance made of one kind of materials having definite

                           properties

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Element
Definition
pure substance made of only one type of atom
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Compound
Definition
pure substance made up of two or more elements which have been chemically joined
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Molecule
Definition
smallest unit of a compound
Term
Chemical Formula
Definition

combination of chemical symbols used to represent a compound

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Chemical Equation
Definition
expression in which symbols, formulas, and numbers are used to represent a chemical reaction
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Coefficient
Definition
Number in front of a chemical equation that tells how many molecules are involved in the reaction
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Subscript
Definition

shows the number of atoms of an element in a molecule

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Reactant
Definition
materials present before a reaction
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Product
Definition

materials present after a reaction

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Conservation of Mass
Definition

matter cannot be created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction

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