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Why should Chemistry be studied in A+P class?
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Body functions depend on Cellular functions.
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Anything that takes up space and has weight; composed of elements.
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Matter
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Composed of chemically identical atoms
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Elements
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These type of elements are required by the body in large amounts.
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Bulk elements
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These type of elements are required by the body in small amounts.
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Trace elements
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These types of elements are toxic to the body in large amounts
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Ultratrace elements
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Smallest particle of an element
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Atoms
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Part of an atom that carries a single positive charge
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Proton
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Part of an atom that carries no electrical charge
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Neutron
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Part of an atom that carries a single negative charge. They revolve around the nucleus.
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Electron
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Term for the number of protons n the nucleus of one atom and equals the number of electrons in the atom.
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Atomic Number
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The number of protons plus the number of neutrons of the atom.
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Atomic Weight
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Is it a different element if the number of protons change?
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Yes
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Is it a different element if the number of neutrons change?
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No, but it becomes an isotope.
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How do you find the neutron number?
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Atomic weight minus the atomic number.
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