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Atoms
Term | Definition |
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Electronic Charge | Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field |
Elementary Charge | Charge of a proton |
Electron Nucleus | an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge |
Proton | A positive electric charge |
Neutron | Has the same mass as a proton but with no electric charge |
Atomic Number | The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom |
Isotope | Two or more forms of a chemical element |
Mass number | The total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus |