Chemistry Vocabulary Word Flash Cards
Our flash cards are a great way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the words below and see if you can remember what each of them means.
If you get stuck, press "mnemonic" to show an image that should help you remember.
To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.
Go through the whole list to see how many word definitions you can recall. Practise until you're confident you can recall all of them.
Atom
the smallest part of an element that can exist and is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons
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Atomic nucleus
positively charged object composed of protons and neutrons at the centre of every atom
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Compound
a substance made up of two or more different elements all chemically bonded together
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Displacement
a chemical reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound
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Fractional distillation
a method of separating a mixture of substances according to their different boiling points
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Plum pudding model
theory that suggested that the atom is a sphere of positive charges with negative electrons embedded in it
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