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Science Vocab. 5

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Atom   the smallest particle of an element that still retains the properties of the element  
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Atomic Number   number of protons in an nucleus  
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Average Atomic Mass   weighted-average mass of the mixture of an elements isotopes  
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Electron   particles surrounding the center of an atom that have a charge  
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Electron Cloud   area around the nucleus of an atom where the atoms electrons are most likely to be found  
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Electron Dot Diagram   uses the symbol for an element and dots representing the number of electrons in the elements outer energy level  
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Group   vertical column in the periodic table  
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Isotope   atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons  
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Mass Number   sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atoms nucleus  
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Neutron   neutral particle composed of quarks inside the nucleus of an atom  
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Nucleus   positively charged center of an atom that contains protons and neutrons and is surrounded by a cloud of electrons  
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Period   horizontal row in the periodic table  
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Periodic Table   organized list of all known elements that are arranged by increasing atomic number and by changes in chemical and physical properties  
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Proton   particle composed of quarks inside the nucleus of an atom that has a charge of 1+  
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Quark   particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons  
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