| Term | Definition |
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acetate |
C2H3O2 1- CH3COO- |
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carbonate |
CO3 2- |
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hydroxide |
OH- |
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nitrate |
no3 - |
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phosphate |
PO4 3- |
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SULFATE |
SO4 2- |
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polyatomic ion |
molecule with a charge |
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what are ions? |
atoms with a charge formed by loss or gain of e- |
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how are they formed? |
by the loss or gain of e- |
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name the positive ion |
cation |
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name the negative ion |
anion |
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how many ions in potasium-40 isotope? |
19, 21, 19 |
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what is an isotope? |
an atom of a element that has a different mass due to a different # of neutrons |
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atomic number |
number of protons & number of electrons naturally in an atom |
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atomic mass |
the average abundance atomic mass number of the differing isotopes fo |
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mass number |
number of protons & electrons |