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Atom Structure
knowledge ranking chart vocabulary, examining and understanding the model.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atom | a unbreakable particle considered to be carbon; nucleus centered, and electron orbiting particle |
| molecule | smallest particle, made of atoms |
| model | representation of a bigger object |
| nucleus | core,center, brain of an object |
| proton | positive subatomic particle |
| neutron | no charged sub atomic particle |
| electron | negative charged subatomic particle |
| atomic number | number of protons in a nucleus |
| atomic/nuclear/chemical symbol | latin alphabet, -1,-2,-3 |
| subatomic particle | what makes up an atom, elementary or composite |
| lewis structure | diagram that shows atoms and lone pair electrons bonding |
| bohr model | Niel Bohr (1913) model of the atom, positively charged nucleus with orbiting electrons |
| electron shell | principal energy level, orbit followed by neutrons |
| matter | composed of atoms, weight or space taken up |
| valence electron | electrons associated with an atom and can participate in a chemical bond |