Chapter Objectives:

• Describe atoms and elements.
• Compare the ages of atoms to the ages of the materials they compose.
• Give examples that illustrate the small size of atoms.
• State evidence for the existence of atoms.
• Describe molecules.
• Describe compounds.
• Identify and describe the building blocks that make up the atom.
• Explain the organization of the periodic table.
• Describe the solid, liquid, gaseous, and plasma states of matter.

Chapter Terms:

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Chapter Outline Framework:

• The Atomic Hypothesis
• The Elements
• Atomic Imagery
• The Electron
• The Atomic Nucleus
• The Proton
• The Neutron
• Quarks
• Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
• Molecules
• Antimatter
• Dark Matter

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