Structures of Matter Vocab

The smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons

• Proton

• Atom

• Molecule

• Matter

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Anything that has volume and mass

• Atom

• Crystal

• Pure Substance

• Matter

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A single substance, either an element or a compound, with definite composition and properties

• Pure Substance

• Crystal

• Subatomic Particles

• Solid

A solid material whose atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern.

• Solid

• Substance

• Crystal

• Compound

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The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically.

• Substance

• Crystal

• Chemical

• Molecule

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A state of matter with definite volume and shape.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

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A state of matter with definite volume, but not a definite shape.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

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A state of matter that doesn't have a definite shape or volume.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

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A number written below and to the right of a chemical symbol that shows the number of a specific type of atom present.

• Atomic Number

• Subscript

• Atomic Weight

• Atomic Mass

Which example is not an element?

• Gold

• Oxygen

• Water

• Lithium

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