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Atoms Vocabulary

Quiz by Norman Mitchell

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  • Q1
    The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
    atomic number
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  • Q2
    The total weight of an atom (or how heavy it is)
    atomic mass
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  • Q3
    A very small particle that makes up most kinds of matter and consists of smaller parts called protons, neutrons, and electrons. Is the building blocks of all matter.
    atom
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  • Q4
    The center part of an atom that has a positive charge. It contains protons and neutrons.
    nucleus
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  • Q5
    A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge (neutral).
    neutron
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  • Q6
    A positively charged particle located in the nucleus of n atom and that is counted to identify the atomic number.
    proton
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  • Q7
    An invisible, negatively charged particle located in a cloud like formation that surrounds the nucleus of an atom.
    electron
    30s
  • Q8
    A chart of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties
    Periodic Table of Elements
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  • Q9
    Anything that has mass and takes up space. It is a solid, liquid, or gas.
    matter
    30s
  • Q10
    A material that cannot be broken down into simpler materials by ordinary means.
    element
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  • Q11
    One group of elements that are shiny and good conductors of heat and electricity. Ex. aluminum, iron, gold, silver
    metals
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  • Q12
    One group of elements that are usually gases or brittle solids, dull (not shiny) and are NOT good conductors of heat and electricity. Ex. helium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen
    nonmetals
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  • Q13
    One group of elements that has characteristics of both metals and nonmetals. Ex. silicon, boron, germanium
    metalloids
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  • Q14
    A type of matter that has all the same properties and is made of all the same things throughout.
    substance
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  • Q15
    When two or more elements combine to create a new pure substance. Ex. NaCl = salt
    compound
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