The Chemistry of Life 

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Matter
________ consists of chemical elements in pure form and in combination called compounds.
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ISOTOPES
________: forms of an element with differing numbers of neutrons.
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IONS
________: an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
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Electrons
________ are negatively charged particles that are found in electron shells around the nucleus.
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ELEMENT
________: a substance that can not be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions.
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CHEMICAL BONDS
________: interactions between the valence electrons of different atoms.
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TRACE ELEMENTS
________: those required by organisms in only minute "trace "quantities.
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MASS NUMBER
________: the sum of the protons and the neutrons.
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ATOMIC NUMBER
________: the number or protons that an element possesses.
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MATTER
________: anything that takes up space and has mass.