Vocab Flashcard 2 Environmental Chemistry

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Testable explanation for an observation

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hypothesis

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A force that holds two atoms together

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chemical bond

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A process in which one or more atoms of a substance rearrange to form one or more new substances

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chemical reaction

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Smallest particle of a single element

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atom

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Positively charged subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom

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proton

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Principles or standards we hold important

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values

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Procedure for testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions

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experiment

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A substance with a high number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water

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acid

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The factor changing within the experiment

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independent variable

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The outcome variable to be measured

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dependent variable