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.
Ball and stick model
a molecular model of chemical substances which shows the positions of atoms and bonds
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Conductor (chemistry)
a material which contains charged particles which are free to move to carry energy
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Metallic bond
the strong electrostatic attraction between a lattice of positive metal ions and a "sea" of delocalised (free-roaming) negative electrons
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Particle theory
model that represents the movement and arrangement of particles within the three states of matter
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Conservation of mass
the law that states that no atoms are lost or made during a chemical reaction
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