Basic Chemistry Concepts

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What is Chemistry?

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Study of matter

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Define Matter.

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Anything that takes up space and has mass.

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What is Mass?

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The amount of matter in a substance and/or weight.

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What is an Atom?

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The smallest building block of matter.

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Define Element.

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Made up of one atom (Periodic table).

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What is a Chemical symbol?

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Correct way to write an element.

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How many regions are in an atom?

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2 (nucleus + electron cloud).

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What is the Nucleus?

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Solid center, has most mass, made of 2 particles.

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What is the Electron cloud?

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Region surrounding nucleus always in motion.

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What is the Periodic table?

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A tool used by chemists to give information about known elements.