Monday, February 24, 2014

vocab work


Science:  Elements and Compounds Vocabulary

1. atom- the smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element
2. proton - particle with a positive charge
3. electron – particle with a negative charge
4. neutron- particle with no charge
5. atomic number- total number of protons in a nucleus
6. periodic table- table that shows the elements arranged by their atomic numbers
7. element- substance make of only one kind of atom
8.  molecule- two or more atoms bonded together
9. compound- a substance made of 2 or more different elements
10. mixture- a combination of two or more different substances
11. chemical reaction- atoms re-arrange to form products with different properties
12. physical property- a trait such as color, shape, hardness- that describes a substance
 13.  chemical property-  a trait that involves the way a substance combines with other substances to form new substances
14. alloy- a solid solution in which metal or a nonmetal dissolves in metal
15.  acid- a chemical compound that has a ph less than 7
16.  base- a chemical compound that has a ph more than 7

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