CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY

ATOM: smallest unit

into which an element
can be divided and still
have the properties of

NAME:

ATOMIC MASS:

ATOMIC NUMBER:

BALANCED chemical

Chemical BOND: the

Average mass of ONE

number of protons in

equation: an equation

force of attraction

atom of an element

the nucleus of one atom

that shows the same

between atoms when

number of each type of

they transfer or share

atom on both sides

electrons

that element
Chemical CHANGE:
when a substance is

Chemical EQUATION:

Chemical FORMULA:

CHEMICAL PROPERTY:

CHEMICAL

changed into a new

a short way to show a

a way of describing the

A substances tendency

REACTION: when two

substance with

chemical reaction using

number of atoms that

or ability to change into

or more substances

different properties;

symbols instead of

make up a molecule or

a new kind of matter

combine to form new

the change cannot be

words

compound

with different

substances (products)

undone by physical

properties

means

CHEMICAL SYMBOL:

CHEMISTRY: the study

COEFFICIENT: a

COMPOUND: matter

ELECTRONS:

the one or two-letter

of the structure,

number in front of a

made of two or more

negatively-charged

code for an element

properties, and

chemical formula that

elements that are

particle outside the

(Example: C for Carbon)

interactions of matter

tells how many atoms or

chemically bonded

nucleus of an atom

molecules there are

ELECTRON CLOUD:

ELEMENT: a substance

LAW OF

MASS: amount of

MATTER: the material

the area around the

that is the building

CONSERVATION OF

matter in something,

that all objects and

atoms nucleus where

block of matter; an

MASS: matter cannot

measured in grams

substances are made

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electrons can be found

NAME:

element is made up of

be created nor

of; anything that has

one kind of atom

destroyed, it can only

mass and takes up

change form

space

MIXTURE: combination

MOLECULE: when two

NEUTRON: particle

NUCLEUS: the center

of substances that

or more atoms combine

with a neutral charge

of the atom, made up of compound that includes

(neither + or --)

protons and neutrons

havent combined

ORGANIC COMPOUND:
carbon along with the

chemically and can be

element(s):

separated by physical

H, O, N, P or S

means
PARTICLE: a tiny

PERIODIC TABLE OF

PHOTOSYNTHESIS:

PHYSICAL CHANGE:

PHYSICAL PROPERTY:

portion, piece, or

ELEMENTS: chart

process that captures

when a physical

Property that can be

fragment of something

where all elements are

light energy to

property of a substance seen without changing

organized into periods

transform carbon

is changed; the change

the composition or

and groups by their

dioxide and water into

can sometimes be

identity of the matter

properties

glucose and oxygen

undone by physical
means

PRODUCT: a substance

PROPERTY:

PROTON: Positively-

REACTANT: a

SUBSCRIPT: small

made as a result of a

characteristic of a

charged particle

substance that enters

number in a formula

chemical reaction (right

material that helps to

located in the nucleus

into a chemical reaction

that tells how many

side)

identify or classify

and gets changed (left

atoms in a molecule or

matter

side)

the ratio of elements in

a compound

SUBSTANCE: physical

YIELD: the quantity of

VALENCE ELECTRONS:

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matter or material

NAME:

product obtained from

electrons in the

a chemical reaction

outermost energy level

of an atom