a particle found in the neucleus of an atom. It is electrically neutral, carrying no charge
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compound
the substance made when 2 or more elements are chemically bonded together
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electron
a particle with a negative charge. The electron orbits the neucleus in atoms/ions
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proton
a positive particle found inside the nucleus of the atom
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shell (or energy level)
an area in an atom, around the neucleus where electrons are found
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covalent bond
the attraction between 2 atoms that share 1 or more pairs of electrons
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ionic bond
the electrostatic force between positively and negatively charged ions
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calcium carbonate
the main compound found in limestone, a solid
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thermal decomposition
the breakdown of a compound by heat
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lime water
the common name for calcium hydroxide solution
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calcium oxide
made when limestone is heated
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calcium hydroxide
when water is reacted with calcium oxide
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quarry
a hole in the ground where resources are blasted out to be used
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ore
rock which contains enough metal to be economically worthwhile to extract the metal
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reduction
the removal of oxygen from a compound
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electrolysis
the breakdown of a substance containing ions by electricity
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blast furnace
the huge reaction vessels used to extract iron from its ore
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alloy
a metal that is mixed with other elements
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smelting
heating a metal ore in order to extract the metal
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transition metals
elements which are in the central part of the periodic table. They have typically metalic properties and form coloured compounds
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phytomining
the burning of plants to extract the metal they took in whilst growing from the soil
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distilation
separation of a liquid from a mixture by evaporation followed by condensation
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alkAnes
a saturated hydrocarbon
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alkEne
unsaturated hydrocarbon which contains a carbon-carbon double bond
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fractional distilation
a way to separate liquids from a mixture of liquids by boiling the substances off at different temperatures, then condensing and collecting the liquids
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oxidised
a reaction where oxygen is added to a sunstance (or
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
the substance made when 2 or more elements are chemically bonded together
Back
compound
Card 3
Front
a particle with a negative charge. The electron orbits the neucleus in atoms/ions
Back
Card 4
Front
a positive particle found inside the nucleus of the atom
Back
Card 5
Front
an area in an atom, around the neucleus where electrons are found
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