Chemistry Vocabulary

4. formed from the attraction between mobile electrons and fixed, positively charged metallic atoms
8. a chemical solution containing the maximum concentration of a solute dissolved in the solvent
10. a well-established explanation for scientific data
11. the percent by mass of each element present in a compound
12. the measure of an atom's ion in a crystal lattice
13. a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red
14. outer shell electron that is associated with an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond
15. a set of chemical symbols showing the elements present in a compound and their relative proportions
16. chemical element is a measure of the size of its atoms

1. the property of a solid, liquid or gaseous chemical substance called solute
2. experimental value is your calculated value, and the theoretical value is your known value
3. relationship between the relative quantities of substances taking part in a reaction or forming a compound, typically a ratio of whole integers
5. the ratio between the amounts in moles of any two compounds involved in a chemical reaction
6. a substance composed of exactly two different elements, which are substances that cannot be simplified further by chemical means
7. a reaction where two or more elements or compounds combine to form a single compound
9. the unit of amount in chemistry