Matter Vocabulary

Atoms from two or more different elements that are bonded together in specific proportions.

• atom

• element

• compound

• proton

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A negatively charged particle that orbits the center of the atom.

• atom

• electron

• neutron

• proton

The smallest part of an element that has all the properties of that element.

• electron

• atom

• proton

• element

A particle with no charge found in the nucleus of atoms.

• atom

• electron

• neutron

• proton

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 A substance that consists of two substances mixed together.

• mixture

• pure substance

• proton

• element

Any physical substance or material that takes up space and has mass.

• atom

• element

• compound

• matter

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A pure substance that can’t be broken down into simpler substances.

• atom

• electron

• neutron

• element

 A particle with a positive charge found in the nucleus of atoms.

• atom

• electron

• neutron

• proton

Matter that always has the same composition.

• mixture

• pure substance

• chemical bond

The tiny electrons, and larger neutrons and protons, which make up atoms.

• mixture

• pure substance

• subatomic particles

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