| A | B |
| Matter | anything that has mass and volume |
| Atom | the smallest partivle of an element that retains the chemical identity of that element |
| Ion | When an atom loses or gains one or more electrons |
| Line spectrum | a spectrum that only contains certain colors, or wavelengths |
| Atomic Orbital | region around a nucleus of an atom where an electron with a given energy is likely to be found |
| Pauli Exclusion Priniciple | The law that states an orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons |
| Valence electrons | an atom's outermost electrons |
| Ionic bond | a positively charged ion is attracted to a negatively charged ion |
| Anions | all ionic compunds consist of negatively charged ions |
| Heat | the transfer of kinetic energy from a hotter object to a colder object |
| Solute | the substance that is dissolved |
| Solvent | the substance that does the dissolving |
| solubility | the amount of a solute that will dissolve in a specific solvent under given conditions |