
Atoms Vocabulary
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- Q1The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.atomic number30s
- Q2The total weight of an atom (or how heavy it is)atomic mass30s
- Q3A 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.atom30s
- Q4The center part of an atom that has a positive charge. It contains protons and neutrons.nucleus30s
- Q5A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge (neutral).neutron30s
- Q6A positively charged particle located in the nucleus of n atom and that is counted to identify the atomic number.proton30s
- Q7An invisible, negatively charged particle located in a cloud like formation that surrounds the nucleus of an atom.electron30s
- Q8A chart of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their propertiesPeriodic Table of Elements30s
- Q9Anything that has mass and takes up space. It is a solid, liquid, or gas.matter30s
- Q10A material that cannot be broken down into simpler materials by ordinary means.element30s
- Q11One group of elements that are shiny and good conductors of heat and electricity. Ex. aluminum, iron, gold, silvermetals30s
- Q12One 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, oxygennonmetals30s
- Q13One group of elements that has characteristics of both metals and nonmetals. Ex. silicon, boron, germaniummetalloids30s
- Q14A type of matter that has all the same properties and is made of all the same things throughout.substance30s
- Q15When two or more elements combine to create a new pure substance. Ex. NaCl = saltcompound30s