Chemical fundamentals

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What subatomic particles make up an atom?
Protons, neutrons & electrons
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Define element
An element is made up of atoms of the same type which all have the same number of protons in the nucleus
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Define proton
A positively charged subatomic particle - makes a contribution to atomic mass
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Percentage abundance
the percentage of each isotope contained within a sample of element; it must always add up
to 100%
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Isotope
atoms of an element
that have the same
number of protons
but different numbers
of neutrons
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Define electron
Negatively charged subatomic particle - makes no contribution to atomic mass
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Define neutron
subatomic particle with no charge - makes a contribution to atomic mass
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Electrostatic forces
an attraction between objects of opposing charges
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Mass number
the total number of subatomic particles in the nucleus
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Ion
an atom containing an electric charge
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Density
how closely packed particles (atoms or molecules) are in a substance.
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boiling point
the temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas
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melting point
the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
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electron configuration
shows where the electrons are located within an atom
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Name the possible sublevels in an electron configuration
s, p, d, f
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Valence electrons
The outer electrons of an atom. An element's properties are determined by the number of valence electrons.
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Polyatomic ion
contains two or more atoms (of the same or different elements) with an overall charge
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Ionic bonding
the process by which atoms transfer valence electrons to each other
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covalent bonding
a sharing of electrons between atoms.
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relative atomic mass (RAM)
the mass of an atom once the mass and percentage abundance of all isotopes have been considered relative to carbon-12 isotope
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Define element

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An element is made up of atoms of the same type which all have the same number of protons in the nucleus

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Define proton

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Percentage abundance

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Isotope

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