A change in which new substances with new chemical and physical properties are formed
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Physical Change
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A change that affects the form of a substance but does not create a new substance.
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Non-metal
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An element that is usually a gas or brittle solid (easily breakable) and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity found on the right side of the periodic table
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Family (Group)
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Elements in the same vertical column of the periodic table; also called a group
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Element
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A substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means; all atoms of an element have the same atomic number
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Atomic Number
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The order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements, the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
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Orbital
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A region of space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found.
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Proton
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A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom
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Atom
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The basic unit of matter; smallest part of an element
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Metalloid
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An element with properties of both metals and nonmetals located along the stair-step line on the right side of the periodic table.
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Transition Metals
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Groups 3-12, 1-2 electrons in the outer energy level, less reactive than alkali-earth metals, shiny, good conductor of thermal energy and electrical current, high density
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Matter
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Anything that occupies space and has mass
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Malleable
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Capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing
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Chemical Equation
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A representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products.
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Bromine
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A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
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Gas
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A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
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Halogens
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Contains nonmetals, 7 valence electrons in it's outermost energy level. Very reactive
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Product
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A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction found on the right side of the arrow
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Noble Gases
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Elements in group 8A of the periodic table. Have no charge and are gases under normal conditions. (Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon)
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Mercury
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What transition element is a liquid at Room Temperature?
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Conductivity
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The ability of a material to allow either heat or electricity to flow through it.
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Period
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The horizontal rows of elements in the periodic table that contain elements with the same number of energy levels
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Atomic Mass
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The weighted average of the masses of the isotopes of an element (Mass of an element = Protons+Neutrons)
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Ductile
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A term used to describe a material that can be pulled out into a long wire
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Metal
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Element on the left side of the Periodic Table that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity are malleable and ductile.
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Law of Conservation of Mass
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The law states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes
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Electron
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Negatively charged particle; located outside the atomic nucleus
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Compound
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A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.
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Reactivity
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The property that describes how readily a substance combines chemically with other substances
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Alkaline Earth Metals
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metallic elements in group 2 of the periodic table which are harder than the alkali metals and are also less reactive
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Reactant
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A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
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Subscript
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Number placed to the lower right of a chemical symbol to indicate the number of atoms of the element in the molecule present
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Brittle
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Easily broken; not flexible.
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Coefficient
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A number in front of a chemical formula in an equation that indicates how many molecules are present
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Solid
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A state of matter with a definite shape and volume.
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Subatomic Particle
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An electron, proton, or neutron; one of the three major particles of which atoms are composed
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Liquid
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A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume
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Nucleus
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The center of the atom which contains the protons and neutrons
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Alkali Metals
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Group 1, 1 electron in outer level, very reactive, soft, silver, shiny, low density; Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, Francium
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Valence Electrons
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Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom
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Group (Family)
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A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; that contain elements with the same number of valence electrons and similar chemical properties
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Hydrogen
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This element is located in the metal area of the periodic table but it is still a non-metal.
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Neutron
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A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom
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Chemical Change
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A change that occurs when a substance reacts and forms one or more new substances with different physical properties.
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Chemical Formula
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Element symbols and subscripts showing the number and types of atoms making up a molecule. ex: NaCl