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Atom and Periodic Words

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atom   the smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still retain all of that element.  
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electron   the negatively charged particles found in all atoms.  
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protons   the positively charged particles of the nucleus.  
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neutrons   the particles of the nucleus that have no charge.  
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isotope   atoms that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.  
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element   a pure substance that cannot be seperated or broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means.  
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compound   a pure substance composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined.  
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mixture   a combination of two or more substances that are chemically combined.  
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periodic   having a regular, repeating pattern  
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Periodic Law   a law that states the chemical and physical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.  
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atomic number   the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.  
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atomic mass   the weighted average of the masses of all the naturally occuring isotopes of an element.  
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Valence Electrons   the electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom.  
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Halogens   elements found in group 17 of periodic table.  
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Noble gases   stable, inert elements found in group 18 of periodic table.  
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Ernest Rutherford   positive charged nucleus, atom mostly empty space electrons travel around nucleus.  
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Nils Bohr   used the planetary model to describe the atom.  
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Democritus   first to come up with the idea of an atom.  
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Dimitri Mendeleev   Father of Periodic Table, arranged elements from atomic mass.  
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Groups   Vertical columns on periodic table composed of similar elements with similar charges.  
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