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| Describe electron configuration that makes an atom stable and not likely to react. |
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| It is when the atom's highest energy level is filled with electrons. |
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| Some elements achieve stable electron configuration through the transfer of . |
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| An ion is an atom that has a net positive or negative electric charge. |
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| An ion with a negative charge. |
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| An ion with a positive charge. |
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| Bond formed by the transfer of electrons. |
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| The shape of an ionic crystal depends on . |
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| On the arrangement of ions in its lattice. |
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| The attraction between the ions in the crystal lattice is weak. |
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| Describe a covalent bond. |
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| Chemical bond in which two atoms share valence electrons. |
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| A molecule is a neutral group of atoms that are held together by one or more covalent bonds. |
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| The new substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction are called products. |
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| The law of conservation of matter states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. |
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| A chemical reaction must be balanced in order in order to show that mass is conserved during a chemical reaction. |
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| The numbers that appear before the formulas in a chemical equation. |
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| Counting unit to measure amounts of a substance because chemical reactions often involve large amounts of small particles. |
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| Name five types of chemical reactions. |
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| Synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, and combustion. |
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| What is a double replacement reaction? |
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| It is a reaction in which two different compounds exchange cations and form two new compounds. |
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| Process in which an element gains electrons during a chemical reaction. |
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| Which reactions create water? |
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| a synthesis and combustion reaction. |
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