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A Review of Basic Chemistry
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Minerals Mineral - a naturally occurring inorganic crystalline solid with a definite chemical compositionMineral - a naturally occurring inorganic crystalline solid with a definite chemical composition –Building blocks of rocks –Cannot be divided into smaller components by mechanical means
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –Elements –Compounds
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Matter: Forms and Structure
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –Forms of Elements and Compounds Atom - the basic building block of all chemical elementsAtom - the basic building block of all chemical elements Molecule - a combination of two or more atoms of the same or different elements held together by chemical bondsMolecule - a combination of two or more atoms of the same or different elements held together by chemical bonds
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Periodic Table of Elements
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Molecular Compounds
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Formation of a Molecule
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –The structure of elements and compounds Ion - an atom or a group of atoms with one or more positive (+) or negative (-) electrical chargesIon - an atom or a group of atoms with one or more positive (+) or negative (-) electrical charges –Cation (+) - Na +1 –Anion (-) - Cl -1
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –The structure of atoms and molecules Subatomic particlesSubatomic particles –Protons (+) –Neutrons (o) –Electrons (-)
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –The structure of atoms and molecules Atomic Number (AN) - number of protons in the nucleus of a chemical elementAtomic Number (AN) - number of protons in the nucleus of a chemical element –Hydrogen: AN = 1 –Carbon: AN = 6 –Uranium: AN = 92
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –The structure of atoms and molecules Mass Number (MN) - the total number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atomMass Number (MN) - the total number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom –Hydrogen: MN = 1 proton + 0 neutron = 1 –Uranium: MN = 92 protons + 143 neutrons = 235
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –The structure of atoms and molecules Ion - an atom or group of atoms with one or more positive or negative electrical chargesIon - an atom or group of atoms with one or more positive or negative electrical charges
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureyMatter: Forms and Structurey –The structure of atoms and molecules IonsIons –Sodium (Na) »11 protons + 11 electrons no net charge »Loses 1 electron »11 electrons + 10 protons net + 1 charge (Na +1 )
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Matter and Energy Matter: Forms, Structure, and QualityMatter: Forms, Structure, and Quality –The structure of atoms and molecules Types of chemical bondsTypes of chemical bonds –Ionic –Covalent –Hydrogen
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Minerals Matter: Forms and StructureMatter: Forms and Structure –The structure of atoms and molecules Types of chemical bondsTypes of chemical bonds –Ionic Bond - bond formed by attraction between oppositely charged ions
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The Structure of Ordinary Table Salt - An Ionic Compound
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Minerals Matter: Forms, Structure, and QualityMatter: Forms, Structure, and Quality –The structure of atoms and molecules Types of chemical bondsTypes of chemical bonds –Covalent Bond - bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms
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Matter and Energy Matter: Forms, Structure, and QualityMatter: Forms, Structure, and Quality –The structure of atoms and molecules Types of chemical bondsTypes of chemical bonds –Hydrogen Bond - occurs between molecules in which hydrogen is bonded to nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine
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