the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction
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acid
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A substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.
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transition elements
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What are the elements in groups 3-12 called?
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solvent
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A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
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hydrogen bond
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A relatively weak bond formed between any hydrogen atom (which is covalently bound to a nitrogen or oxygen atom) and a nitrogen or oxygen with an unshared electron pair
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mass number
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number of neutrons and protons in nucleus
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period
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A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table; indicates the number of electron shells in an element
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atomic mass
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weighted average of all of the isotope's mass numbers found in nature
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metalloid
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Demonstrate properties of both metals and nonmetals. Examples are silicon and arsenic.
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stable octet
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the arrangement of eight electrons in the outermost shell of an atom
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group
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Vertical column in the periodic table; used to determine the number of valence electrons in an element
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lewis Structures
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exothermic
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A chemical reaction that releases energy (heat)
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base
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A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.
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ionic bond
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Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another; forms between metals and nonmetals
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indicator
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A compound that changes color in the presence of an acid or a base
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polyatomic ion
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A covalently bonded group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge and acts as a unit
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endothermic
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A chemical reaction that absorbs energy (heat)
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solute
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A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
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valence electrons
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electrons in the outermost shell (can be easily shared, gained or lost)
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diamond
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carbon arranged in a crystal lattice
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isotopes
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same number of protons and electrons but different number of neutrons
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anions
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Negatively charged ions
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reactants
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a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction
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polarity
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A lack of electrical symmetry in a molecule. Charge differences on opposite ends of a structure.
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atomic number
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number of protons in nucleus
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products
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The elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction.
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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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pH
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a numeric scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution
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cations
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Positively charged ions
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covalent bond
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A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule; occurs between nonmetals