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Physical Science Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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Nucleus | a dense, positively charged mass located in the center of the atom |
Proton | a positively charged subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom |
Electron | a negatively charged subatomic particle that is found in the space outside the nucleus |
Neutron | a neutral subatomic particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom |
Atomic number | of an element equals the number of protons in an atom of that element |
Mass number | of an atom is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of that atom |
Isotopes | are atoms of the same 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 electrons in an atom |
Ground State | when all the electrons in an atom have the lowest possible energies |
Electon Configuration | the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom |
Orbital | a region of space around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found |
Dalton's Theory | all matter is made up of individual particles called atoms, which cannot be divided |
Thomson's Model | the negative charges are evenly scattered throughout an atom filled with a positively charged mass of matter (choc. chip ice cream |
Rutherford's Model | all of an atom's positive charge is concentrated in its nucleus |
Bohr's Model | electrons move with constant speed in fixed orbits around the nucleus, like planets around the sun |