Neutral Atom Lost an Electron
Overall charge +1
Neutral Atom Gained an Electron
Overall charge -1
States of Matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Solid
Rigid, Fixed shape, Fixed volume, Cannot be compressed
Liquid
Not rigid, No fixed shape, Fixed volume, Cannot be compressed
Gas
Not rigid, No fixed shape, No fixed volume, Can be compressed
Ionic Bond
Transfer of valence electrons from metal to nonmetal
Covalent Bond
Sharing of valence electrons between nonmetals
Metallic Bond
Sharing of the sea of valence electrons between several positively charged metal ions
Ionic Compounds
Formed from metals and nonmetals
Molecules
Formed from nonmetals
Metallic Crystals
Formed from metals
Temperature
Measure of the average kinetic energy per particle
Thermal Energy
Total kinetic energy of all particles that make up the substance
Heat
Thermal energy transferred from one substance to another
Phase Change
A change from one state to another
Evaporation
Process by which a liquid turns into a gas
Condensation
Process by which a gas transitions into a liquid
Chemical Change
A process where chemical bonds are formed or broken
Law of Conservation of Mass
Matter cannot be created or destroyed
Reactants
Substances that go into a chemical reaction
Products
The new substance formed by a reaction
Earth Science
Study of Earth’s structure and composition, as well as the processes that change the Earth
