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4.2 Chemistry
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| proton | positively charged subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom |
| electron | negatively charged subatomic particle that is found in the space outside the nucleus |
| neutron | neutral subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom |
| atomic number | unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element |
| mass number | sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom |
| isotopes | atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons and different mass numbers |