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acid
Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red
isotope
One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
base
Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
isomer
A compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
alkane
A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH
salt
White seasoning found in the sea
bubble chamber
An instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles
solubility
The quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent
solute
The dissolved matter in a ___
gamma
A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
solution
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
molecule
The simplest structural unit of an element or compound
reactant
A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical ___
monomer
A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
solvent
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

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