Structure of Matter Vocabulary

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Crystal

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A solid material whose atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern.

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Matter

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Matter is anything that has volume and mass.

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Solid

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A state of matter with a definite shape and volume. Particles are closely packed together.

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Subscript

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A number written

below and to the

right of a chemical

symbol that shows

the number of a

specific type of

atom present

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Pure Substance

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A single substance, either an element or a

compound, with definite composition and

properties

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Molecule

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The simplest unit of a chemical compound that

can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically

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Atom

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The smallest

particle of an

element; made of

electrons, protons,

and neutrons