Glossary
- compound
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A substance composed of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.
- element
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A substance that cannot be created or broken down by ordinary chemical means
- inorganic compound
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A substance that does not contain both carbon and hydrogen.
- matter
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Scientifically, a physical substance; that which occupies space and has mass
- organic compound
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A substance that contains both carbon and hydrogen.