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atoms test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a subatomic particle with a negative charge? | electron |
| What is a subatomic particle with a positive charge? | proton |
| What is a subatomic particle with a neutral charge? | neutron |
| Two or more atoms joined together form what? | molecule |
| What is a substance made up of atoms of two or more elements? | compound |
| Where do we find the arrangement of elements by similar properties? | periodic table |
| What is the smallest unit of an element with the same characteristics of that element? | atom |
| What is the center of an atom called? | the nucleus |
| What is a substance made of only one kind of atom. | element |
| What holds atoms together? | Subatomic particles and positive and negative charges. |
| What does the atomic number tell us? | how many protons are in the nucleus |
| The periodic table arranges elements by their atomic number and what else? | group (similar properties) |
| What are properties of metals? | being ductile, malleable, conduct, insulator, and luster |
| In relation to atoms, what makes a good insulator? | It holds on tightly to its electrons |
| In relation to atoms, what makes a good conducter? | The atoms allow electrons to flow |
| What makes an element the element that it is? | The number of protons it has |
| The area in which electrons move are called orbits and what? | energy levels |
| Where is most of an atom's mass? | in the nucleus |