Chapter 11 Matter and Its Properties

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Chapter 11Matter and Its Properties

• Vocabulary

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element

• the basic building blocks of matter
• cannot be separated into parts by chemical means

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atom

• the smallest particle of an element that has all
  the properties of the element

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proton

• a positively charged particle in the nucleus of
  an atom

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neutron

• a particle with no electrical charge in the
  nucleus of an atom

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electron

• a negatively charged particle moving around the
  nucleus of an atom

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compound

• a substance made up of a combination of two or
  more elements held together by chemical bonds
  that cannot be separated by physical means

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saturated

• combined with or containing all the solute that
  can be dissolved without changing the temperature

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concentrated

• having a large amount of solute in a solution in
  comparison with the amount of solvent

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dilute

• having little solute in a solution in comparison
  with the amount of solvent