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Atom Review BW
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| molecule | a group of atoms bonded together |
| atoms | the building blocks of matter. made up of protons, electrons, and neutrons. |
| protons | positively charged particles in the nucleus of an atom |
| neutrons | neutral particles that don't have an electrical charge in the nucleus of an atom |
| electrons | the negatively charged particles of an atom; found outside the nucleus |
| elements | a molecule composed of one kind of atom; cannot be broken into simpler units by chemical reactions |
| periodic table of elements | a table that classifies elements by their physical and chemical properties; rows are called periods; columns are called groups |
| groups | vertical columns on the periodic table |
| periods | horizontal rows on the periodic table |
| covalent bond | a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule |
| ionic bond | a chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions |
| h2o bond | covalent |
| extended structure | a structure formed by repeating groups of atoms that link together in a large network |
| atomic nucleus | an atom's dense central core, containing protons and neutrons |