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Atom Vocabulary
Vocab for the atom
Question | Answer |
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neutrons | neutral charge; inside the nucleus |
Niels Bohr | created the electron cloud model of an atom |
nucleus | middle of the atom |
matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
gas | particles are far apart |
3 states of matter | solid, liquid, and gas |
atom | smallest particle of an element |
proton | positive charge; inside the nucleus |
solid | particles are close together; have a fixed shape |
liquid | particles are farther apart: move easily and quickly |
electron | negative charge; outside the nucleus on the orbit |
What makes up matter? | tiny particles |