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Chapter 17 vocab
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atom | the smallest piece of matter |
| nucleus | center of an atom |
| proton | particles with an electrical charge of 1+ |
| neutron | neutral particles that do not have an electrical charge |
| electron | particles with an electrical charge of 1- |
| quark | smaller particles |
| electron cloud | the area around the nucleus of an atom where its electrons are most likely found |
| atomic number | the number of protons in an aom is equal to a number |
| mass number | the sum of the number of protons and the umber of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom |
| isotopes | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons |
| average atomic mass | an element is the weighted-average mass of the mixture of its isotopes |
| periodic table | the elements are arranged by increasing atomic number and by changes in physical and chemical properties |
| groups | families |
| electron dot diagram | the symbol of the element and dots to represent the electrons in the outer energy level |
| periods | the horizontal rows of elements on the periodic table |