term	page reference
matter	53
element	53
atomic number	53
trace element	53
atom	54
nucleus	54
proton (p+)	54
neutron (n0)	54
atomic mass unit (amu)	54
atomic mass	54
electron (e-)	55
electron shell	55
energy level	55
valence electron	55
octet rule	55
rule of eights	55
isotope	55
atomic weight	56
ion	56
ionization	56
anion	56
cation	56
valence	57
electrolyte	57
free radical	57
antioxidant	57
molecule	58
compound	58
molecular formula	58
structural formula	58
structural isomer	58
condensed structural formula	58
molecular weight (MW)	58
chemical bond	58
ionic bond	58
covalent bond	59
single covalent bond	59
double covalent bond	59
nonpolar covalent bond	59
polar covalent bond	59
dipole	59
hydrogen bond	61
mixture	61
solution	61
solute	61
solvent	61
colloid	62
suspension	62
emulsion	62
concentration	62
mole	63
molarity	63
one-molar solution	63
millimolar solution	64
equivalent (Eq)	64
milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L)	64
acid	64
base	64
pH	65
neutral	65
acidic	65
basic	65
alkaline	65
buffer	65
chemical reaction	66
reactant	66
product	66
chemical equation	66
law of conservation of mass	66
balanced equation	66
decomposition reaction	67
synthesis reaction	67
exchange reaction	67
reversible reaction	67
law of mass action	67
equilibrium state	67
concentration	68
temperature	68
catalyst	68
work	68
energy	68
kinetic energy	68
potential energy	68
chemical energy	68
heat	68
electromagnetic energy	68
electrical energy	68
decay	68
radioisotope	68
radioactivity	68
ionizing radiation	69
nuclear medicine	69
a particle	69
ß particle	69
g ray	69
physical half-life	69
biological half-life	69
background radiation	69
thermodynamics	70
first law of thermodynamics	70
second law of thermodynamics	70
free energy	70
entropy	70
catabolism	71
exergonic reaction	71
anabolism	71
endergonic reaction	71
oxidation	71
oxidized	71
oxidizing agent	71
electron acceptor	71
reduced	71
reducing agent	71
electron donor	71
oxidation-reduction reaction	71
redox reaction	71

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