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Phys Science 4.2
Phys Science Mr. Iverson
| Nucleus | Dense Positively Charged Mass Located In The Center Of The Atom |
| Proton | Positively Charged Subotomic Particle That Is Found In The Nucleus Of An Atom |
| Electron | Negatively Charged Subotomic Particle Found On The Outside Of The Nucleus |
| Neutron | Neutral Subotomic Particle That Is Found In The Nucleus Of An Atom |
| Atomic Number | Number Of Protons In That Element |
| Mass Number | Sum Of Protons And Neutrons In The Nucleus Of That Atom. |
| Isotopes | Atoms Of The Same Atoms That Are Of The Same Elements But Different Numbers Of Neutrons And Different Mass Numbers |
| Energy Levels | Possible Energies that electrons in an atom can have |
| Electron Cloud | visual model of the most likely locations for electrons in an atom |
| Orbital | region of space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found |
| Electron Configuration | arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom |
| Ground State | when all electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies |