diff --git a/.zk/notebook.db b/.zk/notebook.db index 93af7ff..1396139 100644 Binary files a/.zk/notebook.db and b/.zk/notebook.db differ diff --git a/zk/Matter_and_atoms.md b/zk/Matter_and_atoms.md index 62f7dfe..fd71b30 100644 --- a/zk/Matter_and_atoms.md +++ b/zk/Matter_and_atoms.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: [physics] - An element is a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler substance by chemical means. - The chemical combination of two or more elements is a compound. Compounds - _can_ be separated by reduced by chemical means but they cannot be + _can_ be separated or reduced by chemical means but they cannot be physically separated. - A _physical_ (note not _chemical_) combination of elements and compounds is a mixture. @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ tags: [physics] - Elements are made up of **atoms**. - A **molecule** is a type of compound where the atoms of two types of elements - have joined together. For example Sodium and Chlorine are two elements that - can join to form Sodium Chloride. We call this **chemical bonding**. + have joined together. For example sodium and chlorine are two elements that + can join to form sodium chloride. We call this **chemical bonding**. ## Atomic particles ![](/img/atom-diagram.svg)