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periodic table
vocabulary for matter and elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | the material/stuff that matter is made up of- it can be measured |
| space/volume | the specific area/ place that matter takes up |
| density | D=m/v the amount of mass in a specific volume of space |
| atom | smallest part of an element, the building blocks of all matter |
| electron | particle of an atom with a negative charge, around the nucleus and has an attractive force that allows it to bond with other atoms creating everything in the universe |
| proton | particle of an atom with a positive charge located inside the nucleus |
| neutron | |
| periodic table | |
| element | |
| periods/ rows |