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Chemistry Ch3 L1
Term | Definition |
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atom | smallest particle of an element |
electron | negatively charged particle surrounding the nucleus of an atom |
nucleus | small region in the center of an atom |
proton | positively charged particles in an atom's nucleus |
energy level | a specific amount of energy of an electron |
neutron | a particle in the atom with no electric charge |
atomic number | number of protons in the nucleus of an atom |
isotope | atoms with the same number of protons and different numbers of neutrons |
mass number | the sum of the protons and neutrons in the atom |
atomic mass | average mass of all the isotopes of that element |
periodic table | arrangement of elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties |
chemical symbol | one or two letters that is often an abbreviation of the elements name in English |
period | periodic table of elements arranged in rows |
group | periodic table of elements arranged in a column |