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Biology 2-1
Biology 2-1 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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atom | the basic unit of matter |
nucleus | protons+neutons together for the nucleus - which is at the center of the atom (NOT the same as a cell nucleus!) |
electron | a negatively charged particle |
element | a pure substance that consists entirely of ONE type of atom |
isotope | atoms of the SAME element that have a DIFFERENT number of neutrons |
compound | a substance formed by the combination of two or more elements |
ionic bond | the chemical bond in which electrons are transferred from one atom to another |
ion | positively and negatively charged atoms |
covalent bond | a chemical bond in which electrons are shared between atoms |
molecule | a molecule is the SMALLEST unit of most compounds |
van der Waals forces | intermolecular forces of attraction |