| Term | Definition |
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scientific theory |
a well tested thing that tells you why something happens |
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scientific law |
tells you what will happen always |
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atom |
smallest particle made up of protons, neutrons and electrons |
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elements |
the basic types of atoms that make up everything on earth |
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ionic compound |
made up of a metal and a nonmetal element |
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precision |
doing something the same every time |
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accuracy |
how close to the actual you are |
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compound |
elements bonded together to form something |
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periodic law |
periodic repition by atomic number |
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common acids |
all start with hydrogen |
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ions |
different amount of neutrons than normal element |
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STP |
Standard Tempurature Pressure |
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heterogeneous |
makes a solution |
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homogenous |
same throughout, all one type |
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isotopes |
different variations of an element |
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kilo |
1000 |
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centi |
100 |
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plum pudding model |
model describing atoms as a mixture with electrons placed throughout |
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planetary model |
described an atom as an atom with electrons in an orderly orbit that was always the same |
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Quantum mechanical model |
described atoms as having a cloud of probability for the electrons surrounding it |
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gold foil experiment |
experiment involving shooting alpha particles at gold foil and observing them going through and bouncing off determining that the nucleus of an atom has a positive charge. |