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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nucleus | The dense, positively charged mass located in the center of an atom. |
| Proton | A positively charged subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom. |
| Neutron | A neutral subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom. |
| Atomic Number | A unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in the atom of that element. |
| Mass Number | The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. |
| Isotopes | Atoms of a given element that have different numbers of neutrons and different mass numbers. |
| Energy Levels | The possible energies that electrons in an atom can have. |
| Electron Cloud | A visual model of the most likely locations for the electrons in an atom. |
| Orbital | A region of space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found. |
| Electron Configuration | The arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom. |
| Ground State | A state in which all the electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies. |
| Electrons | A negatively charged subatomic particle that is found in the space outside the nucleus of an atom. |