A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
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Alkaline Earth Metals (Group 2)
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metallic elements in group 2 of the periodic table which are harder than the group 1 alkali metals but also less reactive than
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pH Scale
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scale with values from 0 to 14, used to measure the concentration of H+ ions in a solution; a pH of 0 to 7 is acidic, a pH of 7 is neutral, and a pH of 7 to 14 is basic
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heterogeneous mixture
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A mixture that is not the same in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture
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Chemical Symbol
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A one or two letter representation of an element
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Element
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A pure substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simple kinds of matter
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Periodic Table
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an arrangement of elements in which the elements are separated into groups based on a set of repeating properties
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Matter
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What everything is composed of
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Transition Metals (Groups 3-12)
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Good thermal conductors, shiny, electric conductors, higher density and melting points than group 1+2, 1-2 valence electrons
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Mixture
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A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined
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Sifting
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a process used to separate the parts of a mixture by particle size
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Reactivity
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How readily a substance combines chemically with other substances.
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Halogens (Group 17)
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Very reactive non-metals. Atoms of this group have seven electrons in their outer level. Also known for forming salts.
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Chemical Formula
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A combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance
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A compound
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What is a pure substance made up of two or more elements?
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Atomic mass
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What do you find by adding the number of protons and neutrons together?
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Surface Tension
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A measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid
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pH Value of &
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Substance that is neutral, it's not an acid or base
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Solution
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What is a mixture where 2 or more substances are uniformly distributed in another substance?
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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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Filtration
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A process that separates materials based on the size of their particles.
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Cohesion
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an attraction between molecules of the same substance
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Concentration
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A measurement of how much solute exists within a certain volume of solvent
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Non-Metals
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Low conductivity, not ductile, not malleable, brittle, dull, gas at room temp
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Solute
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___________ is the substance dissolved in the solution.
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Solvent
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___________ is the substance in which the solute is dissolved
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Number of protons
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What is the atomic number of an element?
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Period
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A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table
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Atom
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The simplest particle of an element
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Noble Gases (Group 18)
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Elements in group 18 that have a full 8 electrons in the outer energy shell and, therefore, are stable and tend not to form chemical bonds. Least reactive elements on Periodic Table
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A molecule
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_________ is the simplest part of a substance that still has all of the properties of that substance.
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Valence Electron
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Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom
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energy level
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a region of an atom in which electrons of the same energy are likely to be found
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Alkali Metals (Group 1)
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Group 1 on the periodic table.
1) Soft metals
2) Reacts quickly with oxygen
3) Reacts violently with water
4) Most reactive group on Periodic Table
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Group
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Vertical column in the periodic table
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Metals
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Elements that are good conductors of electric current and heat.
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homogenous mixture (solution)
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a mixture that is the same in its properties throughout given samples
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Water
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What is the universal solvent?
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catalyst
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substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
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Mettalloids
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elements with some of the properties of metals and some of the properties of non-metals. Found along the zig zag line
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Product
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A substance produced in a chemical reaction
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Electron
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A subatomic particle that has a negative charge
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Chemical Property
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A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances
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The Yield of a Chemical Reaction is how much you actually made
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Physical Change
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A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance
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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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Chemical Change
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A change in matter that produces one or more new substances
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Physical Property
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A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance
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Subscript
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A number in a chemical formula that tells the number of atoms in a molecule or the ratio of elements in a compound
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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 or atoms of each reactant and product are involved in a reaction.
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Section 2
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precipitate
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A solid that forms from a solution during a chemical reaction.
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balanced equation
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a chemical equation in which mass is conserved; each side of the equation has the same number of atoms of each element
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Law of Conservation
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matter cannot be created or destroyed, it is all still present.
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0-6 Acid
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Having a pH less than 7
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oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen
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What 4 elements make up 90% of an organisms mass?
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8-14 Base (Alkaline)
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Having a pH greater than 7
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combustible
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capable of catching fire or burning
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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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Isotope
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What is it called when an element has a different number of neutrons than normal?
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Oxidation
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A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust