Chemistry/Matter Vocab Quiz 1

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• chemistry

• matter

• proton

• atom

a subatomic particle that has no charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom

• proton

• electron

• neutron

• molecule

one of the known chemical substances that cannot be broken down further without changing its chemical properties

• element

• compound

• isotope

• ion

the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination

• nucleus

• orbital

• atom

• molecule

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substance with definite shape and volume, the atoms are packed tightly together in a regular pattern with little movement

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• neutron

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a negatively charged subatomic particle that resides outside the nucleus of an atom

• neutron

• electron

• proton

• molecule

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the chemical properties of an element and its place in the periodic table

• atomic mass/weight

• group

• atomic number

• family

a subatomic particle with a positive charge found in the nucleus of an atom

• proton

• electron

• neutron

• molecule

When a solid is created from mixing two liquids

• solution

• precipitate

• gas

• element

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The mass of an atom. It is approximately equal to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom.

• scale

• atomic mass

• neutron

• atomic number