Atoms, Molecules, and Ions Flashcard

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What do atoms combine to form?

Back

Molecules

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Is a molecule made up of atoms or is it an atom itself?

Back

A molecule is made up of atoms.

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What is the charge of a proton?

Back

Positive

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What is defined as two or more atoms bonded together?

Back

A molecule.

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What happens to an atom that loses one or more electrons?

Back

It becomes a positive ion.

Front

What is the charge of an electron?

Back

Negative

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Front

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains its properties?

Back

An atom.

Front

What is the term for a negatively charged ion?

Back

Anion.

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What is the term for a positively charged ion?

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Cation.

Front

What is the difference between an atom and a molecule?

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An atom is a single unit of an element, while a molecule is a group of two or more atoms bonded together.

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