VOCABULARY - CHAPTER 2

Key Words:

  • atom, pp. 2, 38

  • subatomic particles, p. 39

  • radioactivity, p. 41

  • molecule, pp. 2, 52

  • diatomic molecule p. 52

  • ion, p. 55

  • nucleus, p. 42

  • proton, p. 43

  • neutron, p. 43

  • electron, p. 43

  • atomic mass unit, p. 43

  • angstrom, p. 44

  • isotope, p. 45

  • atomic number, p. 45

  • mass number, p. 45

  • nuclide, p. 43

  • atomic weight, p. 47

  • periods, p. 49

  • group, p. 50

  • metallic elements, p. 51

  • nonmetallic elements, p. 51

  • metalloids, p. 51

  • molecular compounds, p. 53

  • molecular formula, p. 53

  • empirical formula, p. 53

  • structural formula, p. 54

  • cation, p. 55

  • anion, p. 55

  • ionic compound, pp. 57,58

  • polyatomic ion, p. 56

  • nomenclature, p. 60

  • oxyanions, p. 62

  • organic chemistry, p. 67

  • hydrocarbons, p. 67

  • alkanes, p. 67

  • alcohols, p. 68