🍋Acid

A substance that donates protons or accepts electron pairs.

⛰️Activation Energy

The minimum energy required for a chemical reaction to proceed.

🔗Alkane

A saturated hydrocarbon with only single bonds between carbons.

🟰Alkene

An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond.

≡Alkyne

An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.

🧱Amino Acid

The building block of proteins containing an amine and carboxyl group.

➖Anion

A negatively charged ion formed by gaining electrons.

⚛️Atom

The smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties.

⚖️Atomic Mass

The weighted average mass of an element's atoms in atomic mass units.

🔢Atomic Number

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.

📐Avogadro's Number

The number of particles in one mole, approximately 6.022 times 10 to the 23.

🧼Base

A substance that accepts protons or donates electron pairs.

🛡️Buffer

A solution that resists changes in pH when acids or bases are added.

🍞Carbohydrate

An organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, like sugars.

⚡Catalyst

A substance that speeds up a reaction without being consumed.

➕Cation

A positively charged ion formed by losing electrons.

🔗Chemical Bond

A lasting attraction between atoms that enables compound formation.

📝Chemical Equation

A symbolic representation of a chemical reaction using formulas.

⚖️Chemical Equilibrium

A state where forward and reverse reaction rates are equal.

⚗️Chemical Property

A characteristic of a substance that becomes evident during a chemical reaction.

🌈Chromatography

A technique that separates mixtures based on differential migration.

🧪Compound

A substance formed from two or more elements chemically combined.

📊Concentration

The amount of solute present in a given amount of solution.

🔄Conversion Factor

A ratio used to convert a quantity from one unit of measurement to another.

🤝Covalent Bond

A bond formed by the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.

⚗️Distillation

A separation method based on differences in boiling points.

🔵Electron

A negatively charged subatomic particle orbiting the nucleus.

🌀Electron Configuration

The distribution of electrons among the orbitals of an atom.

🧲Electronegativity

A measure of an atom's tendency to attract electrons in a bond.

🔤Element

A pure substance consisting of only one type of atom.