U1 Vocab: Elements and Compounds

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element

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pure substance of one type of atom

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compound

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pure substance of two or more elements in a specific ratio

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matter

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substance that occupies space and has mass

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solution

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substance with evenly distributed components

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periodic table

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arrangement of elements in rows and columns

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atom

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smallest particle of an element

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chemical formula

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type and number of atoms in a substance

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chemical symbol

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one or two letters for a chemical element

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molecule

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simplest unit of a chemical compound

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subscript

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number below and to the right of an element