| Hint | Answer |
| The study of minerals | |
| any naturally occuring inorganic solid that possesses an orderly crystalline structure and can be represented by a chemical formula | |
| any solid that consists of an aggregate of minerals, | |
| smallest particles that cannot be chemically split | |
| protons and neutrons are located in the... | |
| Has a positive charge in the nucleus,,, | |
| has no charge | |
| has a negative charge outside of the nucleus... | |
| These are in the outermost shell of a neutron | |
| the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is.. | |
| Group of the same kind of atoms is... | |
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| Elements are organized into columns with similiar properties into the.. | |
| When elements join with atoms of other elements its called.. | |
| Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons until they are surrounded by eight valance electrons.. | |
| The transfer or sharing of electrons.. | |
| Positively and negatively charged atoms | |
| The attraction of oppositley charged ions to one another, forming an electrically neutral compound.. | |
| A cemical bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons between atoms | |
| The valences electrons are free to move from one atom to another in this bond.. | |
| Simply the total number of protons and neutrons | |
| Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons are... | |
| Nuclei change occurs randomly through this process.. | |
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