Concentration: Is a measurement of the amount of stuff dissolved in another substance

Compound: Is a substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined in a

fixed proportion.
Solvent: is a substance that dissolves something else
Solute: A dissolved substance
Nucleus: Is the core that contains positive and neutrally charged particles.
Atom: Is the smallest particle of an element that retains the element’s chemical identity
Electron: Negatively charged particle with a mass of 1.00720 amu
Neutron: Is a neutral particle with a mass of 1.00867 amu
Proton: Is a positively charged particle with a mass of 1.00720
Alkali Metal: Is an S-Block element
Transition Metal: is a d-block element that has a high melting point and is a good
conductor
Nonmetal: Is an inactive element in group 18
Halogen: is a reactive, nonmetallic element in group 17
Noble Gas: is an element with a low melting point and is a poor conductor, tends to gain
electrons
Ionization Energy: The process of energy leaving a nucleus undergoing internal change
Amount of input needed to remove one electron from an atom
Electronegativity: indicates how strongly an atom will attract electrons to itself
Radiation: is a form of an atom that emits alpha, beta, or gamma radiation
Half-Life: is a measurement of the decay of a radioactive substance
Nuclear Chain Reaction: Is a series of nuclear changes where the products of one
change initiate further reactions in other atoms
Nuclear Equation: is a way of describing the changes that occur during radioactive
decay
Nuclear Fusion: is the joining of two atomic nuclei
Nuclear Fission: is the splitting of an atomic nucleus
Nuclear Reaction: is the process that changes the composition of the atomic nucleus
Radiotracer: is a unit used to measure biological damage caused by ionizing radiation
Mutation: is a change in genetic code of physical appearance of an organism
Geiger Counter: is a device for measuring the total absorbed ionizing radiation during
exposure
Dosimeter: is a device that can detect and measure radioactivity
Rem: radioisotopes used in medical or biological experiments
Ground State: the lowest energy level of electrons in an atom
Electron Density: is the tern used to describe the probability of finding an electron in
certain regions of an atom.
Is the concentration of electrons in an electron cloud of an atom
Electron Configuration: is the distribution of electrons among the electron clouds of an
atom.
Excited State: is the energy level of an electron that absorbs additional energy
Group/Family: is a vertical column of elements in the periodic table
Valence Electron: is the outermost energy level for an electron
Reliability: is something that is dependable
Validity: is something that is proven
Accuracy: is an indication of how close a measurement is to its accepted value
Frequency: Is the number of times a wave passes a certain point
Conductor: something good at carrying heat
Ion: a particle with electrical charge
Orbital: a three dimensional shape that can hold up to two electrons is