Matter Vocabulary

an electrical attraction between two oppositely charged atoms or groups of atoms

• Ionic Bond

• Covalent Bond

• Atom

• Compound

a compound whose atoms are held together by covalent bonds

• Element

• Compound

• Atom

• Molecule

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a pure substance with unique properties, formed when two or more different elements combine

• Molecule

• Compound

• Element

• Atom

a type of chemical bond formed when atoms share electrons

• Covalent Bond

• Compound

• Ion

• Ionic Bond

a negatively charged particle that occupies space around an atom's nucleus

• Proton

• Neutron

• Atom

• Electron

a pure substance composed of only one type of atom; cannot be broken down into another substance by physical or chemical means

• Element

• Molecule

• Atom

• Compound

building block of matter; contains subatomic particles-neutrons, protons, and electrons

• Molecule

• Proton

• Electron

• Atom

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an atom that is positively or negatively charged because it has lost or gained electrons

• Molecule

• Proton

• Isotope

• Ion

a particle without charge in an atom's nucleus

• Electron

• Neutron

• Atom

• Proton

the center of an atom; contains neutrons and protons

• Nucleus

• Neutron

• Proton

• Electron