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atoms to bonding vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do we call the number of protons in an atom? | atomic number |
| What do we call the total number of protons plus the number of neutrons found in the nucleus of an atom? | atomic mass |
| What do we call the shorthand way to write the name of an element? | chemical symbol |
| What is the name of the negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom? | electron |
| What do we call atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons? | isotope |
| What has 3 or less electrons in the outer energy level, is a good conductor of heat and electricity, and is found on the left side of the periodic table? | metals |
| What has 5 or more electrons in the outer energy level, is brittle, is not good conductor of heat and electricity, and is found on the right side of the periodic table? | nonmetals |
| What do we call an atomic particle with no charge, found in the nucleus of an atom? | neutron |
| What is the name of the positively charged center of an atom that contains both protons and neutrons? | nucleus |
| What is the name of the table of elements arranged according to increasing atomic number and repeating patterns? | periodic table |
| What is the name of the atomic particle with a positive charge, located in the nucleus of an atom? | proton |
| What type of chemical bond is formed by attraction of opposite charges? | ionic bond |
| What type of chemical bond is where atoms share electrons in the outer energy level of atoms. | covalent bond |