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Atomic Vocabulary
Science Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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neutron | a neutral charged particle inside the nucleus |
proton | a positive charged particle inside the nucleus |
electron | a negativite charged particle outside the nucleus and in the electron cloud |
atomic mass | the total mass of protons and neutrons in an atom |
nucleus | center of an atom where all mass is located |
electron cloud | area around nucleus and where electrons are more in likely to be found |
atomic number | the number of protons found in the nucleus of of an atom and sometimes is a decimal |
mass number | total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus |