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chem. atoms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atom | the smallest unit of matter |
| scientific model | when a model is supported by scientific evidence it is usually accepted by the scientific community |
| scientific exidence | collection of observations that agrees on the same collection of observations |
| atomic number | number of protons in the nucleus of an atom |
| mass number | number of protons+number of neutrons |
| atomic mass | "weight" or mass of a single atom(the same as mass number, because most of the weight of an atom is found in the nucleus- electrons weigh almost nothing) |