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- 2. A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.
- 8. A bond where electrons are shared unequally creating partial charges.
- 9. A group of elements in the periodic table often used in electronics and magnets.
- 10. Substances formed in a chemical reaction.
- 12. An atom or molecule with an electric charge due to gaining or losing electrons.
- 13. The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom.
- 14. A bond where electrons are shared equally between atoms.
- 16. A pair of electrons not involved in bonding but belonging to one atom.
- 17. A weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom often in water molecules.
- 22. A chart that organizes elements by their properties and atomic number.
- 24. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
- 27. The meaningful numbers in a measurement.
- 30. Small numbers in a chemical formula showing the number of atoms of each element.
- 31. A bond formed between a positive ion (cation) and a negative ion (anion).
- 33. A bond where electrons are shared among many metal atoms.
- 34. Substances that start a chemical reaction.
- 35. A characteristic that can be observed without changing the substance (e.g. color density).
- 36. A column on the periodic table where elements have similar properties.
- 37. Matter that has a fixed composition and properties.
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- 1. A formula showing the exact number of atoms of each element in a molecule.
- 3. How fast a chemical reaction occurs.
- 4. A row on the periodic table where elements have the same number of energy levels.
- 5. Matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
- 6. A group of atoms bonded together that act as a single ion.
- 7. Changes that alter the appearance of a substance but not its composition.
- 11. Elements in the middle of the periodic table with varying properties.
- 15. Elements in Group 18 of the periodic table; they are very stable and unreactive.
- 18. A group of atoms bonded together the smallest unit of a compound.
- 19. A positively charged particle in an atom's nucleus.
- 20. Characteristics used to describe matter.
- 21. Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom important in bonding.
- 23. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
- 25. The energy needed to remove an electron from an atom.
- 26. Elements in Group 17 of the periodic table; they are highly reactive nonmetals.
- 28. Forces between molecules that determine how they interact.
- 29. How consistent or repeatable measurements are.
- 32. The dense central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons.
