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chapter 11 vocab
5 ATHENA ch 11 Scott Foresman 2008
term | definition |
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element | the basic building blocks of matter; cannot be separated into parts by chemical means |
atom | the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element |
proton | a positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom |
neutron | a particle with no electrical charge in the nucleus of an atom |
compound | a substance made up of a combination of two or more elements held together by chemical bonds that cannot be separated by physical means |
saturated | combined with or containing all the solute that can be dissolved without changing the temperature |
concentrated | having a large amount of solute in a solution in comparison with the amount of solvent |
dilute | having little solute in a solution in comparison with the amount of solvent |
electron | a negatively charged particle moving around the nucleus of an atom |